Dana Phillips, LPC

Dana Phillips is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with ten years of clinical experience. She centers her work on the therapeutic relationship and creates a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about difficult emotions. Dana emphasizes listening first and helping people feel understood before moving into concrete steps for change.

She draws from client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's goals. Dana also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing appear in her work when people need tools for coping and making intentional changes.

Dana has a background in school counseling and substance use prevention from graduate study at The College of New Jersey. Her experience includes school-based supports, crisis intervention, and private practice work, which informs practical approaches for everyday problems. That background also shaped her work with grief, loss, and parenting concerns.

Common issues she helps people with include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, addictions, and caregiver strain. She also addresses concerns such as body image, eating issues, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and attachment-related struggles.

People wanting to begin can expect a collaborative process. Sessions are paced to each person and combine talk, skill-building, and brief homework when useful. Dana aims to help people find manageable steps toward better day-to-day functioning.

How Dana's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client's own goals. In practice this means sessions focus on what matters to the person and build a trusting relationship before moving to skills work. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts, actions, and feelings interact and uses practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. Dialectical behavior therapy offers short, teachable skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, relationship conflict, and emotional ups and downs.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Dana collaborates with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful. She adapts tools and pacing based on a person's goals, strengths, and life demands rather than using a single fixed method.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions can fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep regular appointments. Online work still focuses on relationship building, teaching practical skills, and setting small daily steps that fit into everyday life.