About Dianna
Dianna Roland-Sumlin is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and supports those coping with depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people find useful tools they can use right away.
Dianna combines several therapeutic styles to match each person’s needs. She uses client-centered methods to listen first and shape the work around what matters most to the individual.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety and mood problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are used to build emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and present-moment awareness. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify goals and increase commitment to change.
In sessions there may be short exercises, goal-setting, and at-home practice tailored to daily life. Dianna pays attention to issues like self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and the specific pressures people in the LGBT community can face. Her background includes sport and exercise psychology, which informs work around performance, focus, and managing pressure.
That experience is used to shape practical strategies for people who want to improve functioning in work, study, or competitive settings. Dianna aims for a collaborative relationship. She helps people break concerns into manageable steps, practice new skills, and track progress over time.
The focus is on steady, workable change rather than quick fixes.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online support
Dianna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and low mood; CBT sessions usually involve setting goals, practicing new ways of thinking, and trying small behavioral changes between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping - this can include short emotion-regulation exercises and distress-tolerance techniques practiced in session and at home. Client-Centered Therapy provides a listening-focused foundation so conversations start with the person's priorities and pace.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dianna works with each person to identify goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That means methods may shift over time as needs and preferences become clearer.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let the therapist observe body language and keep a session close to an in-person visit. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or when a shorter, more flexible contact fits into a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while using the same therapeutic approaches used in traditional sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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