Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Dana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dana
Dana Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on building a warm, respectful connection with each person. She centers sessions on listening first and then working together to address problems like anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship stress. Dana brings 10 years of counseling experience to her work in New Jersey.
She uses a client-centered approach that lets each person set the pace and goals. That means sessions start with what matters most to the client and move toward practical steps they can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Dana combines this with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and manage strong emotions. Her background includes school counseling and substance use prevention, so she is familiar with stressors that touch family life, parenting, and school or work demands.
She has experience helping people navigate grief, trauma, addiction, body image concerns, and the challenges of major life changes. Practical skills for coping and improved communication are a common focus. Sessions may include short behavioral experiments, skill practice, and mindful grounding exercises tailored to daily routines.
Dana also draws on motivational interviewing to help people clarify values and find motivation to try new behaviors. Her style is direct yet compassionate and geared toward small, doable changes. People who come to Dana often want help with anger, self-esteem, or managing symptoms of ADHD or bipolar disorder alongside life stress.
She works with each person to set realistic goals and to choose the strategies that fit their life and priorities.
What Dana works with
Everything Dana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dana's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dana lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Client-centered therapy puts the person front and center and starts with listening to what matters most. It helps people set their own goals and guides sessions around their priorities rather than a preset agenda.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors. It works well for anger, anxiety, depression, and everyday stress by teaching practical exercises to try between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings feel overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools to keep using and which to change.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel, phone can fit into a busy schedule or use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging work for brief check-ins and ongoing skill practice. These options make it easier to fit sessions into daily life and to keep working on goals from wherever is most convenient.
Questions people ask about Dana
What concerns does Dana commonly address?
Dana works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related issues.
What is Dana's therapeutic style?
She practices a client-centered approach and blends practical methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach coping skills and behavior changes.
How much experience does she have?
Dana has 10 years of experience in counseling settings, including school counseling, substance use prevention, and independent practice work in New Jersey.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) working in New Jersey.
What languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does Dana offer?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.