Dana Ehrentreu
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Dana uses a trauma informed, holistic and evidence-based approach to empower her clients to work through their thoughts and feelings.
Dana received her BA from Goucher College graduating as Phi Beta Kappa and received her Master of Social Work from Rutgers University. Dana has an extensive background in providing outpatient therapy with experience in anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, bipolar and working with the LGTBQ+ community. Dana uses a trauma informed, holistic and evidence-based approach to empower her clients to work through their thoughts and feelings. Her modalities include cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative, strengths based, and motivational interviewing. Dana’s clients, no matter their specific needs, make the most progress when they can be open-minded, recognize their strengths and weaknesses, and adapt their patterns of thinking. She believes in a partnership to develop insights and strategies to improve mental health.
Practice hours (EDT)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Substance use
- Manic episodes
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
- Severe depression
- Suicide attempt
- Eating disorders
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Avoidant Personality
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality
- Childhood Abuse
- Cognitive Functioning
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Divorce
- Gender Identity
- Histrionic Personality
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Paranoid Personality
- Performance Anxiety
- Personality Disorders
- Postpartum Depression
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Sexual Identity
- Social Anxiety
- Trauma
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Neurodivergent people
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- Transgender
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Narrative Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$200 — $225per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – New Jersey
- Cigna – New Jersey
- Medicare – New Jersey
- Military insurance (e.g. TRICARE) – New Jersey
- Optum – New Jersey
- Oscar – New Jersey
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
44SC06023800, New Jersey
Certificates
Certificate of Violence Against Women and Children
Rutgers, the State University
Education
Rutgers, the State University
MSW (Master of Social Work), 2019
Goucher College
BA (Bachelor of Arts), 2016
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology