About Hannah
Hannah Phillips Hale is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia. She brings seven years of clinical licensing experience and a longer history in mental health to her work. Hannah keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps people can take now to feel steadier and more capable.
She draws on several approaches to meet different needs. Hannah uses acceptance and commitment methods to help people notice what matters and move toward it.
How Hannah works
She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and practice new habits. Her client-centered stance means she listens first and tailors the pace and tools to each person. Hannah commonly helps people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, and stress.
She also supports those dealing with relationship or intimacy problems, parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her practice includes attention to attachment and family patterns that shape how people relate to others. In sessions she focuses on small, achievable goals that build confidence.
Creative and expressive techniques are available for people who want alternative ways to reflect and process emotions. Hannah emphasizes the work of the therapy process itself as a place for learning and change. Her background includes work across settings such as outpatient clinics, schools, community programs, and in-home services.
She speaks English and provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Hannah lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Hannah works with
The areas below are the ones Hannah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Hannah uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify their values and take small steps toward them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thinking and practice new ways of responding that reduce distress. Her client-centered orientation keeps sessions paced around each person’s needs and preferences, so tools are adapted to what fits the individual.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Hannah works with clients to figure out which methods feel most useful for their goals, combining elements as needed. She will check in regularly about what is or isn’t working and adjust the plan so progress stays realistic and meaningful.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls are useful for a face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for ongoing support between sessions or for people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
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