- 20 years experience
- Focus on relationships
- Practical coping skills
About Dawneisha
Dawneisha Spratley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 20 years of experience. She brings a warm, practical approach to therapy and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. She also addresses issues related to parenting, trauma and abuse, addiction, ADHD, and money and financial issues when they affect daily life.
She uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. Conversations are tailored to the situation and aim to identify small, useful changes. Sessions can include cognitive work to shift unhelpful thinking and exercises that build connection and emotional awareness.
Her background includes long clinical experience with people coping with grief, intimacy struggles, self-esteem problems, and career stress. She has worked with those affected by abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family dynamics, and caregiver strain. That variety shapes a flexible, down-to-earth practice.
Dawneisha emphasizes dignity and kindness in sessions. She helps people set realistic goals and practices that can be used between meetings. That practical focus supports steady progress and clearer choices.
Reaching out can feel hard, and she acknowledges the courage it takes. Prospective clients are invited to begin by completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a time to talk about goals and next steps.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and still move toward what matters. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like depression or anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and helps people build safer, more trusting interactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. That process is shared and paced to match preferences and needs rather than sticking rigidly to one model.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let someone participate while at work during a break, reduce the need for camera use when that helps, and support continuity of care when schedules change. Licensed professionals aim to match approach and logistics so therapy fits real life.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, and money and financial issues when they affect daily life.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, attachment-based, and emotionally-focused ideas to fit each person. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer ways to manage feelings and relationships.
How long has she been practicing?
She has worked as a psychotherapist and counselor for 20 years in clinical settings and private practice in Pennsylvania.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed as a Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor and a New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor while practicing out of Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.