About Dina
Dina Derilas is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports individuals coping with relationship tensions, family conflict, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Dina emphasizes strengths and practical steps when someone is ready to make changes in their life.
She has four years of clinical experience working with people facing panic attacks, social anxiety and phobias, and post-traumatic stress. Dina also addresses concerns like control issues, feelings of guilt or shame, isolation, and struggles around forgiveness and life purpose.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on clear goals and steady progress. Dina views each person as the expert on their own story. She listens first, then helps identify small, manageable actions that reduce distress and build resilience.
Sessions focus on real-life strategies you can try between meetings. People can expect a calm, direct style that balances empathy with practical problem solving. Dina encourages honest conversation about what works and what doesn’t, and she adjusts the plan as needs change.
Progress is tracked in simple, measurable ways. Her practice is based in New York and she offers sessions in English. Dina aims to create a respectful space where people feel heard and can practice new skills for managing anxiety and everyday stress.
Practical approaches for anxiety and trauma online
Dina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical change. One common approach helps people identify and shift patterns of thinking that increase anxiety and panic; it teaches breathing and grounding tools, and helps clients test new ways of responding to feared situations. Another approach emphasizes gradual, steady exposure to social situations or triggers to reduce avoidance and rebuild confidence over time; this helps with social anxiety, phobias, and panic symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dina works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they try methods, track progress, and adjust the plan so the work fits the client's life and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more convenient. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill coaching, phone can be better when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, travel, or busy family schedules while keeping focus on the goals they set with the therapist.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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