About Damolla
Dr. Damolla Hayward is an LCSW practicing in Pennsylvania. She brings six years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, and depression.
She also supports people facing trauma and abuse and those struggling with self-esteem and motivation. She keeps sessions grounded and straightforward. Conversations are shaped to fit each person's needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all script.
Dr. Hayward emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction.
Background and approach
Her background includes working with a range of mood-related concerns and life transitions. She assists with issues such as postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), and phobias. She also helps people manage problems tied to addiction, isolation, family conflict, and feelings of emptiness.
In practical terms she helps clients set clear goals, practice coping skills, and build small, manageable changes into daily life. She guides conversations about forgiveness, guilt, and making meaning after loss. For people facing end-of-life or hospice concerns, she provides steady support for decision-related distress and grief.
Sessions are offered in English and tailored to each person’s pace. Dr. Hayward encourages steps that feel achievable and celebrates progress along the way.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Dr. Hayward works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach she uses teaches coping and relaxation skills to reduce anxiety and stress; this involves learning simple breathing, grounding, and activity changes that can be practiced between sessions. Another core approach helps people process traumatic or painful experiences by gradually facing difficult memories and learning ways to manage strong emotions, which can reduce avoidance and improve day-to-day functioning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, life circumstances, and what feels manageable, and then tailor techniques to fit those needs. The plan can change over time as progress is made and new concerns come up.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, tracking small steps, or when a shorter, focused exchange fits into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and follow through on skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- 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
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