Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Ariel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- Virginia, North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ariel
Ariel Phelps is a licensed professional counselor who uses a person-focused approach to help people manage strong emotions and life changes. She is an LPC and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and she brings six years of practice to sessions. Ariel writes in plain terms and aims to make the first steps feel simple and doable.
In sessions she centers the conversation on each person's needs. That often means listening first, then building a plan together.
Background and approach
She uses practical tools to address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and anger so people can feel steadier day to day. Ariel also helps with family and parenting stresses, self-esteem and confidence, and career transitions. She can work through relationship pain, infidelity, jealousy, and recovery after sexual assault or abuse.
Her background includes supporting people facing postpartum depression, fertility concerns, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic pornography use. She draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions grounded in the person's priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are the focus. Ariel practices in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English. She aims to meet people where they are and tailor the conversation to the issue at hand.
Taking the step to begin therapy is often hard, and she meets that step with calm, straightforward guidance.
What Ariel works with
Everything Ariel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ariel's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Avoidant personality
- Dependent personality
- Fertility issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ariel lists
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 for online emotional support
Ariel uses client-centered therapy to help people feel heard and respected. This approach focuses on understanding what matters most to the person and shaping sessions around their goals, which is useful for building trust and tackling concerns like parenting stress or low self-esteem.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on method that helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more balanced thinking. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns that feed anger or worry.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are introduced when emotional regulation and coping under pressure are the main goals. DBT tools teach practical strategies for tolerating distress, managing intense feelings, and improving communication in relationships.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Ariel will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress and feedback come in.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
Questions people ask about Ariel
What concerns does Ariel commonly help with?
She helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, parenting strains, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
What is Ariel's style in therapy?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then works with each person to create simple steps and tools to manage emotions and daily challenges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are Ariel's credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPC and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with licensure listed for Virginia and North Carolina practice, and she works from North Carolina.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.