About Diane
Diane Hughes is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. She has practiced in Kansas for nine years and works with people facing trauma, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, mood challenges, and stress. Diane also supports members of the LGBT community and those coping with major life changes.
She prefers practical, evidence-based approaches that aim for real change over time. Sessions involve clear goals and hands-on strategies people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Diane emphasizes building a warm, collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and respected as they try new skills. Many people come for help with panic attacks, social anxiety, phobias, or obsessive thoughts and behaviors. She also addresses postpartum depression, sexual assault and abuse, and codependency concerns.
Conversations focus on what is happening now and on steps to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Diane draws on therapies that have research behind them and adapts methods to each person’s needs. The work can include challenging unhelpful thinking, facing feared situations in a step-by-step way, and processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
She aims to make treatment understandable and practical. If someone prefers remote sessions, Diane offers several formats to fit different schedules and needs. People can expect direct guidance, collaborative planning, and tools to use between sessions as part of a longer-term plan for feeling more confident and connected.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Diane commonly uses evidence-based approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Cognitive behavioral approaches break problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teach practical skills to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. These techniques help with worry, panic, phobias, and everyday stress.Exposure-based methods help people face feared situations in a gradual, controlled way so avoidance decreases over time. This kind of work is often used for obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic, and certain phobias to reduce the power of fear through repeated, planned practice.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Diane works together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily life. She adjusts pacing and techniques as needed so progress feels manageable and meaningful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls let therapists observe reactions and coach skills in real time. Phone sessions can be an easier option when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
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