About Dana
Dana Fritche is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Wisconsin. She brings four years of clinical mental health and substance use counseling experience and a background in social work to her sessions. Dana focuses on helping people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about next steps.
Dana works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and addictions. She also supports those dealing with self-esteem struggles, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, body image, communication problems, and issues with impulsivity. Her approach centers on listening first and building on a person’s existing strengths. She uses tools from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness.
Sessions are collaborative and practical, with focus on skills people can use between meetings. Dana often helps people set small, realistic goals and practice new ways of coping. She encourages clear communication and gradual changes that fit daily life.
When substance use is involved, she combines motivational strategies with concrete relapse prevention planning. People who choose Dana can expect straightforward language and a calm, steady presence. She aims to create a place where concerns can be named and manageable steps can be planned.
Taking the first step is hard, and she supports clients as they move toward more clarity and balance.
Approaches that guide online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s pace. It helps when someone needs acceptance, validation, and help finding their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and impulsive habits. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, and it can be useful for strong emotions and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they will choose which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made so the plan fits the person’s life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and use visual materials. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer flexibility for brief updates, skill practice, or when scheduling a real-time call is difficult. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while keeping the focus on meaningful, practical work.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English