Ariel Phelps

Ariel Phelps is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and career questions. Ariel emphasizes respectful, sensitive care and aims to meet each person where they are.

She spends sessions listening first and then shaping plans that fit real life. Ariel uses straightforward conversation to help people clarify goals, build coping skills, and regain confidence. Her approach adapts to concerns such as parenting, family conflict, grief, anger, and life changes.

Clients who come with issues related to personality concerns, postpartum depression, or substance-related behaviors can expect practical strategies alongside supportive discussion. She also addresses fertility stress, infidelity, jealousy, and multicultural concerns when they affect day-to-day functioning. Ariel pays attention to how career pressures and young adult transitions affect mood and relationships.

In practice she draws from client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, and dialectical behavior techniques to structure sessions. Those tools are used to change unhelpful patterns, build emotion skills, and set achievable steps toward goals. Ariel tailors each plan so it fits the person, not the other way around.

She provides services in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English. If you are ready to begin, the next step is to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a session.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Ariel uses client-centered work to prioritize each person's values and goals. That means sessions start with your story and priorities, and the therapist helps shape the plan around what matters to you.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and career-related worries where changing thinking and habits can help day-to-day functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These techniques can help with strong emotions, relationship strain, and repetitive behaviors that cause problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Ariel will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then help decide which methods to try. That makes treatment collaborative and adjustable over time.

Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how appointments are scheduled. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, makes follow-ups easier, and supports steady skill practice between visits. Talk with the therapist about timing and structure that fit your routine so sessions are practical and useful.