About Diana
Diana Lively is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, grief, and major life changes. She brings 16 years in the mental health field and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Diana speaks English and works from Oklahoma.
Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people clarify values and improve closeness with others.
Background and approach
Diana has experience with substance use and co-occurring concerns and has led recovery and prevention groups. She uses psychoeducation to help people and their families understand how patterns form and what helps change them. She also facilitates relapse prevention and recovery planning.
Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and planning for triggers. Diana describes recovery as a mix of mindfulness, wellness work, and behavior change. She tailors tools to the person’s situation rather than using a single method for everyone.
People who contact her can expect clear explanations and focused homework when appropriate. She also supports concerns such as ADHD, sleep and eating issues, compassion fatigue, and career stress. Her background includes work in community mental health and court-related rehabilitation programs.
How Diana’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions often focus on identifying what matters most and building small, consistent steps toward those goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change patterns. In virtual sessions this can mean practicing new responses, reviewing worksheets, and tracking progress between meetings. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diana will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best for their goals and daily life. She adjusts tools over time based on what helps and what doesn’t. Online formats offer flexibility for people juggling work, childcare, or travel. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, skill practice, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. Using these formats, the therapist focuses on real-world skills, relapse prevention, and planning for triggers so progress can continue between meetings.Questions people ask
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English