Dana Phillips , LPC

Dana Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, and life changes. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, addiction concerns, eating and body-image struggles, parenting stress, and attention or mood-related challenges.

Dana uses a direct, respectful style that centers the person in the room. She believes building trust matters most and aims to create a non-judgmental space where people can talk through what’s hardest. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented while staying grounded in the client’s experience.

Her practice draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral tools and dialectical behavior ideas. She adds mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful to address patterns, coping skills, and motivation to change. Those methods are used to reduce distress and improve everyday functioning.

Dana’s background includes work in New Jersey schools and community settings, and a history of supporting people through loss, family conflict, and substance-related concerns. That experience informs her attention to communication problems, caregiving stress, blended family dynamics, and adoption or attachment issues.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, skill-building, and gentle challenges when needed. Dana helps people identify small, practical steps that make life more manageable and aligned with their values.

How therapy methods translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and understood; online sessions allow that same relational work through conversation and empathic responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses clear, structured tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which works well in video or phone sessions where homework and tracking can be reviewed together. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills; those skills can be taught and practiced over live chat, text check-ins, or scheduled video meetings.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Dana will work collaboratively to figure out which combination of methods fits a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation can start in an initial session and be adjusted as progress is made.

Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls let people read facial expression and body language while keeping a regular schedule. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent alongside daily life.