LaDeana Artis, LCSW

LaDeana Artis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of experience as a therapist in outpatient and community settings. She practices from New Jersey and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns. LaDeana blends straightforward skills with a warm, person-centered stance. She favors approaches that help people make practical change in daily life. That can include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build meaningful action, and attachment-focused work to track how early relationships shape present patterns. She also draws on techniques from dialectical behavior work and client-centered methods when those fit. Sessions focus on clear goals and usable tools. Clients can expect to learn coping skills, practice new ways of communicating, and try small experiments between sessions. LaDeana pays close attention to safety and past trauma when planning interventions. LaDeana helps people dealing with grief, addictions, body image and eating concerns, intimacy issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those navigating separation, blended family stress, codependency, and attention-related challenges. Her work includes helping people who struggle with mood instability and coping with life changes. Her bedside manner is direct but compassionate. She meets clients where they are and works collaboratively to set the pace. For many people, that means combining structured techniques with a supportive, empathic relationship. To begin, a short online questionnaire is used to match needs and plan the first session. LaDeana offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based formats so people can choose what fits their life.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT helps people notice thoughts that get in the way and test more helpful behaviors. Online sessions can guide you to try specific exercises, practice coping skills, and review homework together in follow-up messages.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking steps toward those values. In remote sessions the therapist and client work together to set small, meaningful goals and track progress between meetings.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional reactions. Through discussion and targeted interventions, a therapist helps identify repeating patterns and try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort. That plan can shift as progress is made and priorities change.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues for skills practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with brief updates or reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy routines and to stay connected between sessions.