- Person-centered approach
- Skill-based work
- Trauma-aware care
About LaDeana
LaDeana Artis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey with 13 years of experience as a therapist. She focuses on helping people who face stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, and codependency. She speaks English and draws on a range of clinical approaches to match what each person needs.
LaDeana centers her work on a person-centered approach that starts by listening. She helps clients name what feels hard and sets clear, manageable goals together. Sessions emphasize practical skills for emotion regulation, communication, and coping with life changes so people have tools to use between visits.
She often blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance-based strategies to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses. Attachment-based ideas guide work around abandonment, intimacy, and trust. Dialectical skills are used when emotional intensity or self-regulation problems are part of the concern.
LaDeana has experience across many concerns, including bipolar symptoms, addictions, grief, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and eating or body image difficulties. She also supports clients dealing with domestic violence, divorce and separation, and dissociation, tailoring interventions to individual needs.
The first steps involve recognizing a problem and being willing to try change. LaDeana aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where people can work through painful experiences and build stronger ways of coping. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s intake process to match and schedule sessions.
How her approaches translate to online work
LaDeana uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy as core anchors in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then focus on values-based actions. This can help with anxiety, depression, and codependency patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape trust and closeness, and it helps people build safer ways of relating when intimacy or abandonment are concerns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She discusses goals and preferences with each person and mixes methods to fit the situation. Clients help shape which techniques to use so the work feels relevant to their life and challenges.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy days. It also lets people use shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and focus on talking through real-time relationship or coping moments as they arise. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to work well in remote sessions, and LaDeana will help decide what will work best for each client.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, codependency, grief, addictions, and other challenges listed in her specialties.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions are person-centered and practical. She listens first, sets clear goals, and teaches skills for emotion regulation, communication, and coping.
What background and experience does she bring?
LaDeana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of therapeutic experience and broader work in mental health across different settings.
Where does the therapist practice and what credential is held?
She practices in New Jersey and holds an LCSW credential, listed as NJ LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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