Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey, Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Stella
Dr. Stella Diai is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and stressful life events. She draws on straightforward, practical methods to help clients get unstuck and move toward their goals.
Her work often addresses anger, anxiety, depression, and issues around relationships and self-esteem. She uses a client-centered style that starts by listening and building a trusting connection. That relationship is central to how she helps people make changes.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behavior, and motivational interviewing to spark readiness for change. Dr. Diai brings five years of documented counseling experience to her practice.
She has supported people facing grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and the strain that comes from caregiving and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on concerns like forgiveness, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible ways to connect. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire after selecting the Start Therapy button, then schedule a time that fits their needs.
Dr. Diai aims to tailor her approach to each person's situation and goals.
What Stella works with
Everything Stella lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Stella's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
Approaches Stella lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approach fits online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening first and shaping sessions around each person's concerns. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to talk through anger, grief, relationship difficulties, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers clear strategies for managing anxiety, anger, low mood, and unhelpful habits by practicing different thinking and action patterns.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find the inner reasons to change. It is useful when someone feels stuck with addictions, procrastination, or readiness to make life changes and wants a collaborative, goal-focused conversation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the person's needs.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
Questions people ask about Stella
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, career issues, and related concerns like guilt and shame.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and non-directive at its core, combined with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build motivation.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with five years of documented counseling experience and a broader helping-profession history described in her background.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices from New Jersey and holds LPC credentials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.