- Client-centered approach
- Skills for emotions
- Support for relationships
About Dana
Dana Phillips is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in New Jersey who centers her work on building a trusting, respectful counseling relationship. She approaches sessions with warmth and plain talk, helping people name what feels hard and choose practical next steps. Dana draws on ten years of counseling experience to guide conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships, and other life challenges.
She uses a client-centered outlook that keeps the person's needs first. That means listening without judgment and shaping the work around each person’s goals. Dana commonly draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to break unhelpful thought patterns and on dialectical skills to help regulate emotions and tolerate distress.
Her background includes graduate study at The College of New Jersey and a history of school counseling and substance use work. That experience informs how she supports concerns like parenting stress, family conflict, grief, and issues around addiction and recovery. She has also worked in private practice and with state children’s services.
Dana often helps people facing identity and relationship struggles, body image or eating concerns, and the effects of trauma or abandonment. She also supports those navigating ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes. Codependency is listed among her focus areas for people who want help with reliance patterns in relationships.
In sessions she blends practical skills, motivational conversation, and mindfulness tools. People can expect a collaborative style where homework and real-life practice are encouraged when helpful. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step get the process started.
How Dana Uses Practical Approaches in Online Therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist offers a respectful, nonjudgmental space and helps clients clarify goals and next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thinking patterns and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful habits; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving emotional regulation in daily life.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about what feels most useful and try methods that match goals and preferences. That may involve short practical exercises, mindfulness practices, and motivational conversations that encourage small changes between sessions.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can tailor session pacing and homework to fit school, work, or caregiving schedules, helping therapy fit into everyday life without promising a particular service.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Dana help with?
She supports stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and body image issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, bipolar and ADHD-related concerns, and other life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, using practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address real-life struggles.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience working in school counseling, substance use prevention and intervention, private practice, and contracted work with a state children’s system of care.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in New Jersey.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options when you book.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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