Hannah Phillips Hale

Compassionate, practical therapy with creative tools

LPC Virginia

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Hannah

Hannah Phillips Hale is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia who blends evidence-based methods with creativity and curiosity. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance- and attachment-oriented approaches to help clients identify patterns, build coping skills, and move toward practical goals.

Background and approach

Hannah frames work with clients as a collaborative process where small, achievable steps often lead to broader change and renewed confidence. Her clinical background includes work across outpatient, school, community, and in-home settings, supporting individuals, couples, and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar symptoms, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

She also addresses related issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, and domestic violence. Hannah uses creative, expressive techniques alongside person-centered and mindfulness-based interventions to encourage exploration and discovery, and she emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as a tool for learning and growth.

Evidence-based approaches for online care and practical progress

Hannah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and to practice concrete strategies for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and tackling daily challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also part of her toolkit and focuses on clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning how to live alongside difficult thoughts or feelings rather than being driven by them. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her work around relationship patterns and early bonding experiences, supporting clients who want to understand how attachment dynamics affect current connections and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Hannah works with clients to explore which methods feel most useful based on their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, and she adapts techniques as the work evolves to match changing needs.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for fitting therapy into busy lives and for maintaining continuity when in-person meetings are difficult. These options make regular contact and iterative skill-building easier, allowing clients and therapists to try different modalities and find what supports progress most effectively.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

What therapeutic approaches guide her work?

Her practice integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful.

How long has she practiced?

She has seven years as a licensed clinician and more than a decade of prior mental health experience in varied clinical settings.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Virginia with licence number VA LPC 0701008266.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available with her?

Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the formats listed for her practice.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are required to begin therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shame ImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English