About Hannah
Hannah Phillips Hale is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia. She draws on seven years as an LPC and many additional years in the mental health field to help people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles. Her manner is down-to-earth and collaborative, focusing on what can help right now while staying open to longer goals.
She prefers a practical, present-focused style. Sessions often begin with small, reachable steps to build confidence and momentum.
Background and approach
Over time she and the client look at bigger patterns that affect mood, relationships, and daily functioning. Hannah blends several approaches to match each person's needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on attachment-informed ideas and client-centered work to strengthen relationships and self-understanding. In sessions she may use creative or expressive activities when helpful. These techniques are offered to support exploration and learning and do not require art experience.
The goal is to make emotional material easier to access and to expand options for coping. Hannah has worked in multiple settings, including schools, community programs, and outpatient environments. Her background includes supporting people through life transitions, parenting stress, addiction, ADHD-related challenges, intimacy issues, and career concerns.
She aims to form a partnership with each person and to tailor steps that fit their life and goals.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take small actions that matter to them. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful behavior changes, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills for managing worry and low mood. It suits people who want clear strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Attachment-Based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and how early bonds shape current reactions, which is useful for intimacy, communication, and grief issues.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and emotional work. Phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief updates or processing into a busy day. These options help people access consistent care while juggling work, family, and other responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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