About Dana
Dana Simonelli is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, unsure about their relationships, or stuck in career and self-esteem struggles. Dana frames clients as experts in their own stories and offers steady support as they make changes.
Dana uses plain, practical conversation to identify what is getting in the way day to day. She focuses on building confidence, improving communication, and finding clearer direction at work and in life.
How Dana works
Sessions are an opportunity to talk through goals and try small steps that lead to real change. She also works with people who face social anxiety and phobia, difficulty forgiving themselves or others, and those trying to reconnect with a sense of life purpose. Dana pays attention to how thinking and behavior affect mood and relationships.
She looks for simple strategies clients can use between sessions. Her style is supportive and empowering. She encourages clients to notice strengths and to use those strengths when tackling problems.
Dana helps break larger problems into manageable pieces so progress feels possible. With three years of experience, she blends practical problem solving with a hopeful, collaborative approach. Conversations are honest and straightforward so clients can move toward a more satisfying life.
What Dana works with
The areas below are the ones Dana 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
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques work online
Many people benefit from approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors in daily life. One common evidence-based technique helps identify negative thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced ways of thinking, which can lower anxiety and improve mood. Another practical technique emphasizes gradual exposure to feared social situations, using step-by-step plans to grow confidence and reduce avoidance.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to find techniques that match their goals, pace, and preferences. Together they will try methods, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so it fits the client's life.
Online therapy with Dana is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people have a full-session conversation with visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins, quick coping strategies, or flexible scheduling. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and to keep consistent progress over time.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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