About Dianne
Dianne Dabney is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life changes. She uses straightforward, practical methods to help clients understand and manage difficult emotions. Her style is down-to-earth and focused on small, usable steps that fit into everyday life.
She practices primarily from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy perspective, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method as needed to match each person's situation.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills, clearer communication, and building routines that reduce tension. With five years of clinical work, Dianne brings experience with a wide range of concerns, including depression, grief, addiction-related issues, trauma, ADHD, and caregiver stress. She makes space to talk through challenging moments and to plan practical next steps.
Parents and individuals who are juggling many demands often find this helpful. Her training and practice have emphasized teaching useful tools rather than jargon. She explains coping skills in plain language and helps people practice them between sessions.
The aim is to make progress you can notice in day-to-day life. Dianne practices in Texas and meets with people in multiple online formats. Conversations are collaborative: she listens, offers options, and works with each person to set realistic goals and track progress over time.
How therapy approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what someone says so they feel understood and can find their own solutions. It helps when someone needs support to make sense of feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns. That approach is useful for stress, anxiety, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and handling crises more calmly.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Dianne will talk with each person about symptoms, life demands, and what feels workable. Together they decide which methods to start with and adjust the plan as progress is made and needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face from different locations. Phone can be a quicker check-in with lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging let someone send shorter updates or get support between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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