About Stella
Dr. Stella Diai is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She combines a client-centered way of working with practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and other struggles.
Her approach aims to make therapy approachable and focused on each person's goals. She emphasizes the relationship between client and therapist as the foundation of change. Sessions begin by identifying obstacles that keep someone from moving forward.
How Stella works
From there she blends listening with hands-on strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas and motivational techniques. Dr. Diai has five years of documented counseling experience.
She uses empathy, patience, and respectful conversation to help people think through relationship concerns, grief, addiction issues, bipolar management, and intimacy-related worries. She also addresses forgiveness, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Her work includes supporting people facing family stress, career shifts, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes.
She offers anger-related support and has run anger management sessions in the past. Sessions are aimed at clear, doable steps rather than abstract theory. People meet through conversation that balances listening and problem solving.
The focus is on what someone wants to change and on building small, achievable steps toward that goal. Dr. Diai welcomes sessions in English and works with clients both inside and outside the United States.
Stella lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Stella works with
The areas below are the ones Stella 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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person and their goals at the center of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is heard, and helps people find their own solutions, which can be useful for stress, grief, relationship concerns, and self-esteem issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical steps to change behavior. It is often used for anxiety, depression, addictions, and managing mood symptoms by practicing new ways of thinking and acting.
Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their own reasons for change and strengthen their motivation. It works well when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes in areas like substance use, career shifts, or coping with life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan over time so sessions stay useful and focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, ongoing encouragement, or flexible check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
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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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