About Diane
Diane Paseos is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, grief, sleeping problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Diane works with people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, mood disorders, and challenges related to aging and young adulthood.
Diane uses plain, practical methods in sessions. She listens, helps people name the problem, and then tries small changes that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, so clients and Diane set clear steps together. The tone is warm and down-to-earth rather than clinical. Her toolbox includes approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques.
She blends these methods to match what a person needs that week, whether it’s managing worry, improving sleep, or handling grief. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want to build momentum for change. Diane’s background includes a Master of Arts in Social Work and long experience helping adults through transitions and chronic stress.
She has worked with hospice and end-of-life concerns, seasonal mood changes, and social anxiety. That experience informs how she supports someone facing loss or prolonged health issues. In sessions she emphasizes practical coping skills, short-term plans, and realistic goals.
Her approach is patient and paced to each person’s comfort. People looking for steady, experienced support for anxiety and related concerns will find a focused, collaborative partner in Diane.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It focuses on clarifying what matters most and then taking concrete steps toward those values, which can help with anxiety, grief, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is about spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with small behavioral experiments. It gives short-term tools for worry, sleep problems, and mood shifts that are easy to practice between sessions.
Mindfulness work teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. These techniques often support stress reduction and steadying mood when used alongside other strategies.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and daily routines. That might mean focusing on values and action some weeks and on thought work or mindfulness in others.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a camera isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style exchanges, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health-related schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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