Dana Fritche, LCSW
Wisconsin · 4 years in practice
Dana Fritche is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Wisconsin.
License and registration
- LCSW, Wisconsin
- 11252-123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1164145033 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Dana
Dana Fritche is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Wisconsin. She brings four years of clinical mental health and substance abuse counseling experience to her work and draws on a broader social work background. Dana focuses on helping people face anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation.
She centers sessions on the client’s perspective, treating people as the experts on their own lives. That means Dana listens first, then helps clients build on their strengths.
Background and approach
She emphasizes practical steps people can try between sessions to make progress toward their goals. Dana uses several approaches to shape conversations and skills practice. She often blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes.
She also brings elements of Systemic Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful for relationship patterns or emotional regulation. Sessions tend to be collaborative and down-to-earth. Dana helps clients set clear, manageable goals and works at a pace that feels doable.
She offers concrete tools for coping with stress, cravings, mood shifts, and impulsivity. People reach out to talk about a wide range of concerns, including trauma, grief, body image, career stress, and relationship difficulties. Dana also supports those working through loneliness, commitment or communication issues, and questions about life purpose.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dana names
- Systemic Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Dana's Methods Work Online
Systemic Therapy looks at patterns and relationships that shape daily life and behavior. It helps people see how interactions with others influence feelings and choices, which can be useful for addressing communication problems or recurring conflicts.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person’s strengths. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps people clarify what they want to change or accomplish.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks big problems into smaller parts by spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dana will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest methods to try. The plan can shift over time based on what feels most useful to the client.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. Video is good for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work and keep momentum toward goals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Dana address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns, among other challenges.
What is Dana's approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and client-centered, with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when useful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dana has four years of clinical mental health and substance abuse counseling experience, along with previous social work experience.
What credentials and location should I know?
She holds an LCSW license in Wisconsin and practices with that credential in the state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their schedule.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with Dana?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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