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Dayna Pitzer, LISW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Dayna is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Dayna. View 67 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Ohio and Massachusetts

Recent reviews

Dayna is an outstanding therapist! Not only does she listen but she provides great feedback and action items. I have had other therapists that didn't provide much feedback after my long rambles of thoughts, but Dayna takes the time to sort it all out with me and provides great next steps. I highly recommend her!

Reviewed July 2024

Dana has made a huge impact on my life in just a few weeks. She offers real life help that is supportive to my goals and she checks in with me frequently, which is a huge help in between my weekly meetings.

Reviewed May 2024

More about Dayna

  • 18 years' experience
  • Female
  • LISW, LICSW

At the start of 2022 I realized that through BetterHelp I could finally reach my goal to work private practice full - time. Through my career, I have primarily worked with adults in various settings, but in 2016 shifted my dedication to teenagers in the criminal justice system. I have Hospice experience which is where I gained my passion for grief and loss as well as dealing with phase of life changes. This hit home to me hard, in 2016 as I watched and cared for my mother who battled Ovarian Cancer. She passed away November 2019 and I took a step back from my private practice work and just focused on my healing as well as my work at the Juvenile Center. In August of 2020, I started back up with private practice and did this with BetterHelp. Once 2022 hit, I was ready to transition from working with teens in the juvenile justice system and the parents of juvenile delinquency, to taking a step with BetterHelp full time. I have experience with inpatient psychiatric care, crisis intervention, hospice, and chronic medical illness, as well as a wide range of mental health and relationship issues. I have a passion for helping people find peace of mind and strength to work on the challenges that they are facing.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Anger management Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Relationship issues Trauma and abuse Grief Parenting issues Career difficulties Compassion fatigue ADHD Abandonment Aging and Geriatric Issues Attachment issues Cancer Caregiver issues and stress Chronic pain illness and disability Communication problems Domestic Violence Forgiveness Guilt and shame Hospice and End of Life Counseling Impulsivity Life purpose Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stress Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-love Sexual Assault and Abuse Women's issues Workplace issues Young Adult Issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Dayna Pitzer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114098993.

  • LISW · Ohio · I.1451033-SUPV · Expires September 2026
  • LICSW · Massachusetts · LICSW128217 · Expires July 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Dayna Pitzer

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

67 reviews

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Dayna is an outstanding therapist! Not only does she listen but she provides great feedback and action items. I have had other therapists that didn't provide much feedback after my long rambles of thoughts, but Dayna takes the time to sort it all out with me and provides great next steps. I highly recommend her!

Reviewed July 2024

Dana has made a huge impact on my life in just a few weeks. She offers real life help that is supportive to my goals and she checks in with me frequently, which is a huge help in between my weekly meetings.

Reviewed May 2024

Dayna is a wonder therapist. She listens and responds appropriately. Her expertise shines through each session. Dayna makes me feel confident I can achieve my goals and validated that my thoughts and problems are heard. I highly recommend if you need someone reliable and who has your best interest as a priority!

Reviewed May 2024

Awesome. She's amazing

Reviewed April 2024

Dayna is the best therapist I have ever had. She is so caring, knowledge and professional . She listens well and always provide great advice. I was through a very difficult time when I started working with her and my situation has improved significantly. I can't imagine being where am now without her support.

Reviewed March 2024

Dayna is the best therapist on the platform. You are lucky if you can schedule time with her.

Reviewed March 2024

Dayna has been professional and helpful

Reviewed March 2024

I greatly appreciate Dayna's counseling expertise to work through my anxiety, depression, and now grief at the loss of my father. She has given me great tools and checks in when she knows I am having a tough time. I trust her to help me work through each of my problems and talk through anything I am worried about.

Reviewed February 2024

She’s is wonderful!! She listens. She provides honest feedback. She wants the best for me and not afraid to call me out on when I’m not being realistic. I appreciate her and the help she provides me.

Reviewed February 2024

Dayna is great. I have been seeing her for over a year and she continues to go at my pace even when I don’t realize what my pace needs to be. She knows when we need to slow down if what we are working on is too intense. That shows her expertise, ability and desire to really help me. She is honest when feedback is needed that maybe I don’t want to hear but she also is very compassionate and driven to help me heal . She challenges me to continue to grow and better myself. She is … “simply the best.” :)

Reviewed February 2024

Shes great

Reviewed February 2024

She is the upmost professional and thoughtful therapist. Gives you examples of how to speak to people in which you may have conflict and pushes you to think outside the box. The amount of coping mechanisms and strategies she can offer is remarkable. Truly has an art for her craft in this profession! 100 percent recommend

Reviewed December 2023

Dayna has been amazing throughout my entire therapy experience. I truly feel like she cares about me, she makes a point to check in when we have a tough session, and she's so encouraging. I'm so grateful that I matched with her. She's been a great fit for me and is really helping me to challenge my thinking and give me the tools I need to improve my mental health.

Reviewed November 2023

I have been seen Dayna for a short time, however she has been amazingly supportive and adaptable to wherever our conversations and my needs may take us. We have started working on some tools that are truly helping me rethink how I think about my negative thoughts. I've already started to feel less anxiety in some of my triggering situations. Hopefully with the tools and work we will continue that trend.

Reviewed November 2023

I am thankful to have found Dayna. Not only is Dayna knowledgeable in psychiatric health, she also understands that different needs should be met with different ways of assistance. Dayna treats me as an individual and sees me as a whole that's more than my trauma, my diagnosis, and my past. She follows up with me and sends me worksheets that she thinks will benefit my understanding, I know she cares. Through my short time with her (turning into long time), I can see that she is truly passionate in her profession and in helping patients. She does not sugar coat like many would and she does not just sit back and nod. Dayna tells me as it is and she provides feedback, showing me, that she is actually listening to me during our sessions. I appreciate having found Dayna and look forward to continuing on the road of understanding myself and healing. Dayna is truly one of those people who cares from the heart.

Reviewed September 2023

She is the best! Always has a suggestion/solution for me. Very helpful!!

Reviewed August 2023

Dayna is an incredible listener and offers insights on how she has handled similar situations. I feel like she has taken the time to get to know me and offer me advice on how to best handle situations where I feel stuck.

Reviewed August 2023

Always has great feedback and keeps it real. Highly recommended

Reviewed August 2023

Dayna has been fantastic and I can't recommend her enough. She does a great job of making me feel comfortable and heard. I appreciate her giving me tools and suggestions to try and make my day/life easier.

Reviewed July 2023

Dayna Pitzer is a great therapist. She is compassionate and caring. She has provided excellent advice to guide me through a very difficult time.

Reviewed July 2023

Dayna is great. 10 outa 10 would recommend.

Reviewed March 2023

Amazing person

Reviewed February 2023

I feel like she really understands where I’m coming from, also gives greats ideas!!

Reviewed April 2023

I couldn’t have asked for a better therapist. She listens. Has suggestions/solutions. Keeps me in line w my goals and works hard w me when I get off track.

Reviewed April 2023

Very thoughtful and compassionate. Whenever you are feeling overwhelmed by life experiences, she will do her best to bring you down to center. And you always leave feeling much better than what you did walking into the appointment.

Reviewed April 2023

Dayna is a subject matter expert at what she does. We have used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with thought charts to make substantial improvements my negative thoughts. Thanks so much!

Reviewed March 2023

Dayna is great therapist and because of her ability to listen and challenge me to work hard and believe that I can make changes to better myself , I have felt strongly to recommend Better Help to many people. The platform is great. The video talks, the texting within the app and also the audio with her reading articles is so nice. Its worked great to be able to do this all online. Dayna is personable, kind ,funny, very knowledgeable and patient but definitely keeps me working and holds me accountable. I feel this is very important. She doesn’t give me answers but encourages me to figure it out with her guidance. She is great with getting me resources for the many questions I have. She is a gem!

Reviewed February 2023

Dayna has been fantastic in helping me understand and work through the situation I am in. I couldn't ask for a better therapist.

Reviewed January 2023

She’s the best and continues to help me get to where I need to be!!!

Reviewed December 2022

Working with Dayna was a pleasure. Helped to go through things at a pace that is right with you.

Reviewed December 2022

Dayna has helped me with so much from family problems, relationships, self development and so much more! Im so glad to have gotten paired with her!

Reviewed November 2022

Very good listener and very receptive of my concerns and issues. She always offers multiple ways to work with my points of concern. Very recommended professional.

Reviewed November 2022

She is very supportive and a great listener. I feel comfortable with her.

Reviewed September 2022

Dayna is the best therapist I have ever had. She is able to execute CBT treatment through our Betterhelp video sessions. She has helped improve my mental health throughout the Pandemic.

Reviewed September 2022

She is amazing! Easy to talk to, very attentive and cares! Highly recommend her:)

Reviewed September 2022

She is so personable... I don't like to open up to people but she makes it so easy to be open...

Reviewed August 2022

Dayna has been so incredibly supportive and kind throughout this process. She is very empathetic and helps me see my difficult past in ways that are healing for me. She also has a ton of experience and is very knowledgeable about the therapeutic process. I would recommend Dayna to anyone and I look forward to our sessions each week

Reviewed August 2022

She's great and very understanding.

Reviewed August 2022

I couldn’t have been matched w a better therapist!

Reviewed August 2022

She's always been so patient and understanding of all of my various worries and has helped me find healthy ways to combat and cope with them. I'm grateful for her help always!

Reviewed August 2022

So far so good. just getting started but I think Dayna has been helpful thus far.

Reviewed June 2022

Dayna is amazing! I’ve tried several therapists in the past & she is by far the best one I’ve had! Very easy to talk to & very knowledgeable! 10/10

Reviewed June 2022

Very professional and very thoughtful. She also makes sure to provide reading material and multiple strategies to have different options to deal with particular issues.

Reviewed May 2022

Dayna is professional, warm, and real. I feel I can easily share with her what is on my mind and she responds to me quickly.

Reviewed April 2022

Dayna is great to work with. Therapy is very conversational and she's easy to talk to. She understands my goals for therpay and is helping me reach them, providing helpful exercises and encouragement for both the baby steps and mishaps I'm encountering along the way. Would highly recommend Dayna!

Reviewed April 2022

She’s the best!! She always knows what to say or suggest. I’m setting goals for the first time ever!!

Reviewed April 2022

Dayna is great! She always listens and asks questions to dig deeper into the issues I'm bringing to the table. She challenges me to think in new ways, which has really helped. She's very kind and respectful and makes you feel comfortable, even when discussing topics that are hard to talk about. I highly recommend her!

Reviewed March 2022

Dayna has so much knowledge to share when it comes to conquering anxiety with various techniques. She's been so patient and helpful as I work through both reoccurring and new problems. I couldn't recommend her enough.

Reviewed March 2022

Dayna is an amazing therapist. She listens well and challenges me when needed. I enjoy talking with her and count her as a friend in addition to a therapist.

Reviewed March 2022

Dayna is easy to talk with and patient. I appreciate her assistance with helping me work through some things.

Reviewed February 2022

I recommended BetterHelp to a friend after just 2 sessions. My friend was happy for the tip.

Reviewed February 2022

Dayna is very easy to talk to. She's given me great advice so far and I feel like I've made a good amount of progress in a short amount of time.

Reviewed February 2022

I appreciate that Dayna seems to be gathering a complete picture of me as she helps me make a little progress each week. Other therapists have latched on to things I've initially said without digging for things that could be bigger issues or things I could not remember at the time.

Reviewed January 2022

At first I wasn't sure about trying therapy but after a few weeks I can say that I'm more than happy that I did and I'm happy I got Dayna as my therapist! She's amazing, she's helpful, she understands what I'm feeling and going through and even if she doesn't fully understand she tries her hardest to be as helpful as possible when it comes to problems that might be happening in your life.

Reviewed January 2022

Very attentive and works great with understanding your concerns. Her reading materials are spot on, and she checks frequently with you through texts.

Reviewed January 2022

Dayna is a great counselor! She is very consistent, dependable, and extremely supportive. I am thankful to have had her support throughout 2021 as I faced many major life-changes, difficult workplace relationships, and anxiety and depression. She has taught me to use journaling, meditation, and everyday mindfulness to challenge negative thoughts and find something good about each day. I could not be more appreciative of the attention and support she has given me over the past year. Thank you, Dayna!

Reviewed January 2022

Dayna is fantastic very responsive and educated, she offers a lot of helpful advice while keeping me accountable.

Reviewed December 2021

Dayna is awesome. She is insightful, patient, relatable. I feel like she has saved me life.

Reviewed November 2021

Dayna has been a godsend throughout my mental health journey. She is a blessing to me and I truly appreciate her.

Reviewed August 2021

Dayna is AMAZING. She is wonderful at building you back up after broken times, and always catches you when you start falling back into bad habits. I honestly cannot reccommend her enough!!!

Reviewed May 2021

I’ve just started working with Dayna however she’s made me feel so welcome and heard beyond comparison. I’m not afraid to open up to her and I feel her guidance isnt just professional but genuine as well. I’m so thankful!!

Reviewed May 2021

Amazing advocate!

Reviewed February 2021

Dayna has been a godsend to me. She has helped me change my perspective on so many issues while also making me realize I am important to. With her, I have met so many goals and I am finally feeling like I am becoming the person I want to be. I cherish my time with her and can't wait to keep moving forward.

Reviewed January 2021

Dayna is personable and really takes the time to listen. She also sends resources and is willing to work through those as well. I would recommend her to anyone/everyone. She truly cares about her clients.

Reviewed January 2021

Dayna has been very helpful to me during a particularly trying time of my life. I tried 3 therapists prior to her and none of them really helped me move forward in my healing journey. I am so appreciative of her help.

Reviewed December 2020

Dayna is amazing she doesn’t treat me like just another client she cares and is helping me to see my values are important

Reviewed November 2020

Kind, compassionate, helpful and understanding.

Reviewed September 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Dayna Pitzer offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Dayna Pitzer works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Dayna Pitzer speak?

Dayna Pitzer speaks English.

How many years of experience does Dayna Pitzer have?

Dayna Pitzer has 18 years of experience.

Where is Dayna Pitzer licensed to practice?

Dayna Pitzer is licensed to practice in Ohio and Massachusetts.

Does Dayna Pitzer accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Dayna Pitzer does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Dayna Pitzer offer?

Dayna Pitzer offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Dayna Pitzer?

Dayna Pitzer can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Dayna Pitzer?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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