Ariel Phelps is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, down-to-earth help.
01About Ariel
Ariel Phelps is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on practical, down-to-earth help. She uses clear conversation and straightforward tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Ariel draws on six years of clinical experience working with parenting concerns, family conflict, self-esteem, and motivation.
She also supports people facing grief, anger, career questions, and life transitions. Her additional focus areas include issues like postpartum depression, fertility-related stress, and process addictions.
Background and approach
In sessions she adapts the approach to fit each person's situation. Ariel listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals. She uses methods from Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client's priorities and values.
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and gently test new ways of thinking and acting. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotion regulation and distress tolerance would help a client cope with intense feelings. Ariel is licensed in Virginia as an LPC and holds an LCMHC credential in North Carolina.
She works with English-speaking clients and provides care through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. If someone is ready to start, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire to get scheduled.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701011187 · expires June 2026
- LCMHC (North Carolina)
- License 18239 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1013650472 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ariel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Avoidant personality
- Dependent personality
- Fertility issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Methods Ariel names
These are the methods Ariel names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Ariel Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Ariel uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities and values. That means she listens carefully and follows the client's lead to identify what matters most and where to begin.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small changes to see if they improve mood or relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ariel will collaborate with each client to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and life situation rather than prescribing one fixed path.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, while phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy days or provide short, focused support between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let clients choose what fits their daily life best.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Ariel commonly address?
She helps people with family and parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, anger, relationship issues, stress, career questions, and coping with life changes.
What is Ariel's therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She listens first, then tailors sessions using client-centered conversation alongside CBT and DBT tools when useful.
How much clinical experience does Ariel have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including parenting, motivation, and mood problems.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
Ariel holds LPC status in Virginia and is licensed as an LCMHC in North Carolina. Her practice is based in North Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She sees clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with Ariel?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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