Ariel Phelps

Ariel Phelps is a licensed counselor who uses a client-centered style to help people navigate major life changes. She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and brings six years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Ariel focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier and more in control.

She works with parents who feel stuck, adults facing career or relationship shifts, and people coping with grief or postpartum depression. Sessions emphasize respect, sensitivity, and straightforward talk. Ariel tailors conversation and plans to each person’s needs rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build a trusting space, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation skills. These methods are used to address issues such as self-esteem, anger, process addictions, and the fallout of infidelity or sexual assault.

Ariel also brings experience helping people with personality-related concerns, fertility stress, and young adult transitions. She aims to break problems into manageable steps and teach skills people can use between sessions. This keeps work focused and actionable.

When someone reaches out, Ariel starts by listening to what matters most and then crafts a plan together. She encourages small practical changes alongside deeper reflection. The goal is to help people move forward through life’s changes with more confidence and clearer options.

How Ariel's approaches guide online work

Ariel integrates Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and making space for a person to name what matters most, which helps build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior to find practical changes that reduce stress and depressive symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for intense feelings and relationship strain.

Choosing the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels useful in session. Ariel tailors the blend of techniques so the work fits each person’s needs rather than following a fixed plan.

Confirm the current session options before booking to learn which online formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when schedules require it. Licensed professionals can teach tools, assign practice between meetings, and guide progress in ways that translate to day-to-day situations.