Dr. Stella Diai, LPC

Dr. Stella Diai is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey who uses cognitive behavioral methods alongside client-centered and motivational interviewing approaches. She focuses on clear, practical steps to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address mood concerns. Her style is straightforward and empathic to help people move beyond painful patterns and toward daily functioning.

Dr. Diai emphasizes the relationship between therapist and client as the foundation for change. Sessions typically start by identifying specific obstacles that block progress. From there she and the client set short-term goals and use concrete strategies to test new ways of thinking and behaving.

She brings five years of counseling experience to individual work across a wide set of concerns, including depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar mood issues, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include forgiveness, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness.

Her approach blends practical skill-building with listening and validation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Client-Centered techniques create space for people to be heard and understood, while Motivational Interviewing can help when making a change feels especially hard.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Dr. Diai provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How cognitive and client-centered care works online

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical alternatives. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments that are reviewed together to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes listening and validating a person's experience. In an online session this looks like space to speak, reflective feedback, and steady support while a person decides what changes matter most to them. Motivational Interviewing helps when a person feels stuck or unsure about change by gently exploring goals and building readiness to act.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can shift over time as goals change or new challenges appear.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and skill practice. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible, on-the-go options for quick support and between-session check-ins. These choices make therapy easier to fit around work, parenting, or travel.