About Diane
Diane Smith is a licensed counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered care for stress and anxiety. She brings six years of experience and works with people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, career pressures, and compassion fatigue. She uses a client-centered approach that starts with listening.
Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals. Diane also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
In sessions she keeps language simple and actions clear. Conversations often include setting small goals, practicing new ways of thinking, and trying out skills between meetings. This helps people build confidence and handle daily pressures more easily.
Diane has worked in Oregon and is licensed as an LPC and LCPC. She is comfortable addressing workplace stress, communication problems, control issues, and concerns related to autism and Asperger syndrome. She also supports people working on forgiveness and self-love.
Therapy begins with a short conversation about what matters most to the client. From there she and the client create a plan with clear steps. People can expect steady, practical guidance and a respectful, compassionate tone throughout.
How Diane blends client-centered work and CBT online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist offers empathy, asks questions that matter to the client, and adapts sessions to fit each person's goals and pace. This approach helps people feel heard and involved in planning their next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses short exercises and practical skills to test beliefs and try different responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and workplace worries because it targets everyday thinking and actions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Diane will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT techniques, or a mix will best meet their needs and goals. Together they set priorities and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people work face-to-face from another location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers typed conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Idaho, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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