About Damolla
Dr. Damolla Hayward uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Pennsylvania.
Her approach is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping people make practical changes that fit their daily lives. Clients meet a therapist who listens first and then helps map a clear plan. Conversations are tailored to each person's situation and goals.
Background and approach
She focuses on small, achievable steps so progress feels real and manageable. She brings six years of professional experience to sessions and draws on methods shown to help with mood and trauma-related concerns. That experience informs how she supports people managing grief, addiction issues, postpartum depression, and other mood disorders.
Sessions may include talk-based problem solving, coping skill practice, and planning for daily routines that support recovery and resilience. She also helps people work through communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, and questions about life purpose. Dr.
Hayward aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She works together with clients to create a plan that fits their needs and circumstances. Taking a first step can be hard, and she offers steady support through that process.
Practical approaches and online care
Dr. Hayward draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and emotion regulation to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; this helps with daily stress and mood disorders by teaching concrete tools for calmer responses. Another approach centers on processing trauma and grief through guided conversation and structured steps, which helps people make sense of painful experiences and move forward. These approaches are applied in ways that match each person's goals and situation.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each client to try methods that fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences. If something isn’t helping, she adjusts the plan and explores other techniques until a useful fit is found.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English