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Dana Fritche

Compassionate clinician focused on practical change

LCSW Wisconsin

Experience
4 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Dana

Dana Fritche is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Wisconsin with four years of clinical mental health and substance abuse counseling experience.

Background and approach

She brings a strengths-based viewpoint, working from the belief that people are experts in their own lives and often already possess resources that can aid recovery and growth. Her background includes supporting individuals facing addictions, depression, bipolar disorder, low self-esteem, and difficulties with motivation.

Her approach blends evidence-informed methods to address a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and life transitions. Dana also focuses on specific themes like attachment and abandonment, body image and eating concerns, communication and commitment challenges, and compassion fatigue.

She aims to create a collaborative environment where clients identify goals and build practical skills to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Sessions are offered through multiple online formats, allowing clients to connect in ways that fit their schedules.

Dana frames change as a process that unfolds with patience and mutual effort, providing steady support as clients take steps toward clearer decision making, healthier coping, and greater self-understanding.

Using Practical Approaches in Online Therapy

Dana frequently integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered techniques in her online practice. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood instability; it emphasizes concrete skills and homework to apply between sessions. Client-centered therapy centers the client’s experience, using empathic listening and collaboration so each person’s goals and values guide the pace and direction of work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dana treats selection of methods as a collaborative decision. She will work with clients to explore which strategies fit their needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting techniques over time as progress and shifting priorities indicate.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life circumstances are busy or travel is difficult, and they allow clients to access therapy from wherever they are in Wisconsin. The combination of accessible formats and practical, skills-based work supports steady forward movement toward clients’ goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Dana works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and career concerns. Additional focuses include body image, communication problems, and forgiveness.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
She combines client-centered care with evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, tailoring techniques to each person’s goals and strengths.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dana has four years of clinical mental health and substance abuse counseling experience, built on a social work foundation and practice in Wisconsin.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Wisconsin under WI LCSW 11252-123.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are provided in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsSelf esteemDepressionADHD

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English