About LaDeana
LaDeana Artis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and relationship and family concerns. LaDeana also supports people facing grief, intimacy and body image struggles, parenting stress, ADHD, and career or life transitions.
Her background includes work across a range of emotional and behavioral concerns, including abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, dissociation, and domestic violence.
How LaDeana works
She draws on several practical therapy approaches so sessions can be tailored to what a person needs. Sessions aim to be straightforward and centered on real-life change. LaDeana’s style is collaborative and person-centered.
She listens first, then helps set simple goals. People can expect gentle challenge alongside practical tools for managing emotions and patterns that get in the way. She uses elements from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered work to address core problems.
Techniques are chosen to fit the concern - for example, skills for managing intense feelings, strategies to change unhelpful thinking, or exercises to strengthen attachment and communication. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.
LaDeana lists 11 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)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What LaDeana works with
The areas below are the ones LaDeana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suited to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values. It uses simple exercises to reduce struggle with difficult thoughts and feelings, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical strategies to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral changes that improve mood and daily functioning.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It is useful when emotional reactions feel overwhelming or lead to harmful patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Early sessions often focus on what feels most urgent and on trying one or two strategies to see what helps.
Online therapy with LaDeana uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video helps recreate face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep practicing skills in daily routines.
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