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Dianette Oliva, LMHC

Compassionate counselor for anxiety and life stress

7 years in practice · based in New York · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Dianette

Dianette Oliva is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with seven years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Dianette creates a calm, open space where clients can share thoughts and feelings without judgment.

She encourages small steps and recognizes that reaching out for help takes courage. Her work focuses on practical, real-world goals.

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Background and approach

Dianette talks through ways to manage stress, improve communication, and rebuild confidence. She helps clients cope with major life changes, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. She also addresses issues tied to postpartum depression, divorce and separation, and concerns common to first responders and veterans.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful. Dianette listens, asks clear questions, and suggests skills people can try between meetings. She supports people who want help with intimacy or family-related stress and those working through substance use and recovery issues.

She practices in English and accepts international clients for online work. Her New York licensing is LMHC, which stands for licensed mental health counselor. Dianette uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session cost varies by location and therapist availability.

To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and then schedules sessions according to availability. Dianette aims to make the first steps as simple and encouraging as possible.

Evidence-based approaches and online therapy

Dianette uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One approach emphasizes learning practical coping skills for anxiety and stress such as breathing work, behavioral experiments, and stepwise exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance and build confidence. Another approach centers on communication and relationship skills that help people express needs, set boundaries, and repair intimacy after conflict or life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dianette works with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She treats this as a collaborative effort and adjusts techniques as progress and feedback guide the work.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared materials, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing everyday demands.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Dianette address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship or intimacy issues, along with addictions and trauma-related problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct and supportive, focusing on clear questions, skill-building, and practical steps people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Dianette has seven years of professional experience working with people on a range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is licensed in New York as an LMHC, which stands for licensed mental health counselor, and lists New York as her location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
7 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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