About Arielle
Arielle Ballard offers direct, practical support for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out. She meets clients where they are and helps them figure out concrete next steps. Her tone is calm and straightforward, focused on small changes that add up over time.
Arielle brings 13 years of experience working with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, and relationship- and intimacy-related issues. She also helps with parenting strains, pregnancy and postpartum concerns, grief, and challenges tied to adoption or blended family life.
How Arielle works
Her work includes assistance for people navigating career strain, money worries, and life transitions. Her approach centers on listening first and then using practical tools clients can try right away. She draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters to each person.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to name unhelpful thinking and build new habits, and motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. Arielle holds an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - in Ohio. She completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in community counseling.
Her background includes more than a decade of diagnostic assessment and treatment for mental health and substance use issues. Sessions are aimed at clear goals and steady progress. People who prefer direct feedback and usable strategies tend to do well with her style.
She keeps language simple and focuses on steps that fit into daily life.
Arielle lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Arielle works with
The areas below are the ones Arielle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How Arielle’s Methods Work Online
Arielle uses client-centered work to make therapy about each person’s priorities. That means sessions begin with listening and follow the client’s goals, often focusing on what feels most urgent or important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel and act. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and many daily stressors.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can help when strong feelings or repeated patterns get in the way of daily life. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process; the therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than forcing a single model.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone calls can fit a work break or low-bandwidth situation. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused communications. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and life demands.
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A practical next step
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