About Diana
Diana Hartwig is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio who helps people facing anxiety and stress. She writes simply and listens closely, offering a respectful, down-to-earth approach for people wanting practical help. Diana emphasizes dignity and a strengths-based way of working to make therapy feel manageable.
She uses plain conversation to learn what matters to each person. Then she pulls from approaches that fit the need, such as cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, and client-centered listening.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on real-life tools people can use between meetings. Diana has six years of clinical experience and a Master of Social Work from Youngstown State University. That background includes work with grief, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and adjustment after big life changes.
She also has experience with caregiver stress, chronic illness, and aging-related concerns. Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused. People who prefer practical steps and clear goals often find her helpful.
She aims to support small changes that add up to meaningful progress. Therapy is tailored to each person’s pace and priorities. Diana encourages honest talk about what’s working and what isn’t, and she adjusts methods as needs shift.
She welcomes the chance to help people build skills for everyday life.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgment and building on their strengths; it helps when someone needs someone who listens and reflects their experience back in a gentle way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches step-by-step strategies to reduce anxiety and shift unhelpful habits. Mindfulness therapy uses simple awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve attention to the present moment, which can ease stress and rumination.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose or combine methods that match their goals and comfort level. Sessions may start with one style and adapt over time based on what helps most. This collaborative process helps make online therapy feel purposeful rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not needed or bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging provide shorter check-ins or flexible ways to communicate between longer meetings. These options aim to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied daily lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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