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Dawneisha Spratley, LPC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Dawneisha

Dawneisha Spratley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with two decades of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, mood concerns, and relationship struggles.

Background and approach

She draws on a blend of therapeutic traditions to tailor care to each person's needs, emphasizing dignity, respect, and a collaborative pace that meets clients where they are. Her background includes work with survivors of physical and emotional abuse, those facing parenting and family challenges, ADHD-related concerns, and a wide range of life transitions.

Her practice weaves together approaches such as Internal Family Systems, cognitive-behavioral strategies, attachment-informed work, and client-centered methods to create individualized plans. Dawneisha adapts interventions based on presenting concerns like grief, addiction, intimacy and communication issues, career stress, and compassion fatigue.

She frames therapy as a process that takes courage and commitment, and she guides clients through practical steps toward clearer goals and more effective coping. Available in English and practicing from Pennsylvania, Dawneisha emphasizes respectful, person-focused care and helps clients explore options for change through a flexible, strengths-based lens.

Integrating Internal Parts and Practical Skills Online

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to explore different parts of themselves with curiosity and compassion, helping to reduce internal conflict and heal trauma-related patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility through mindfulness and committed action, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding relational patterns formed in early life and how they influence current relationships, supporting work on intimacy, communication, and family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then adapt methods from these models to create a tailored plan. This makes it possible to draw on internal-part work, skills-based strategies, or attachment-focused interventions as appropriate for the presenting concerns.

Online therapy with Dawneisha offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing sessions to fit into varied schedules and life demands. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes or when in-person visits are not feasible, while still focusing on meaningful therapeutic progress with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Dawneisha works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family concerns, addiction, ADHD, grief, and career-related stress.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and flexible, combining approaches such as Internal Family Systems, cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment-based strategies, and client-centered care to match the needs of each client.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist and counselor working with diverse clinical concerns and populations.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licensure details PA LPC PC007907 and NJ LPC 37PC00913400 and provides services from Pennsylvania.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for online work?
She offers multiple online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

Languages

English