About Ardella
Ardella (Della) VanDyke is a licensed independent clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, stress, and major life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely, offering steady support when daily worries feel overwhelming. Della brings calm and clarity to worrying moments and practical ways to cope.
With 25 years of clinical experience, she draws on several well-known approaches to tailor sessions to each person's needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people make values-based choices, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking patterns, and Client-Centered techniques to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space.
Background and approach
She also uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotional regulation is needed. Della often focuses on issues such as depression, relationship concerns, grief, addiction, parenting strain, chronic health challenges, and low self-esteem. She also addresses themes like abandonment, loneliness, caregiver stress, and life purpose.
Her work aims to help people rebuild direction and cope with difficult transitions. Sessions are offered in English and conducted from Minnesota. Della emphasizes clear communication, self-compassion, and small practical steps clients can try between meetings.
She encourages people to name specific goals and track progress over time. Her style is warm and straightforward. She supports people who want tools for emotion regulation, better communication, and a clearer sense of what matters next.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when worry or fear is present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and depression active. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's pace and perspective.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Della listens to your goals and preferences and recommends methods that match your needs. That choice is collaborative and can shift as progress is made or challenges change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video lets you see facial cues and use worksheets in session. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or shorter exchanges between full sessions. These options aim to make care more flexible and easier to schedule while keeping focus on practical coping and lasting change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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