Therapist profile
Dawneisha Spratley, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Pennsylvania / PC007907; LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00913400; LPC-MH, Delaware / PC-0011359
- NPI1780344937
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationPennsylvania
About
- CBT techniques
- Values-based ACT
- Attachment focus
About Dawneisha
Dawneisha Spratley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and anger-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with grief, addictions, career changes, and self-esteem struggles.
Her style mixes practical talk with active skill work. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that fuel anger - thoughts, triggers, and reactions - and on learning different ways to respond. She uses straightforward techniques to help people notice what’s happening and choose a different action in the moment.
She draws on several approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based ideas, client-centered methods, and emotionally focused techniques. That means sessions may include examining thinking patterns, clarifying values, looking at relationship dynamics, and practicing emotional awareness.
Dawneisha uses the client’s goals to guide the work. She will talk through practical steps, set small skills-based goals, and adjust plans as needed. This can include coping tools for stress, strategies for communication, and exercises to reduce impulsivity or resentment.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with people who experienced physical and emotional abuse, PTSD, and complex life stressors. The approach is interactive and problem-focused, aimed at giving people tools they can use between sessions.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and committing to actions that fit those values. It helps when anger shows up as avoidance, rumination, or acting on impulse by teaching skills to notice thoughts without automatically following them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks down unhelpful thinking patterns that feed irritability and teaches concrete skills to reframe thoughts and change behavioral responses.
Attachment-based ideas examine how past relationship patterns shape reactions now. That work can help when anger is tied to fear of abandonment, control issues, or repeated conflict in close relationships.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and how they prefer to work. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps.
Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let people practice skills in the settings where anger often occurs, which supports applying tools in everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues are addressed?
She helps with snapping at loved ones, work frustration, built-up resentment, impulsive reactions, and related relationship conflicts.
How does she approach therapy?
She blends cognitive behavioral methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment ideas, client-centered work, and emotionally focused tools to match goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working as a psychotherapist and counselor with a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and practices from Pennsylvania.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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