About Diane
Diane McCollum brings over 20 years of counseling experience to her work in Texas. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT. Diane talks plainly with people about what feels stuck and helps them take practical steps toward change.
She has supported adults and children in many settings, drawing on a humanist and spiritual outlook. Diane emphasizes respect, honest communication, and clear boundaries in the therapeutic relationship.
Background and approach
She sees clients as people facing life transitions rather than as defined by problems. Diane often uses a family systems perspective to look at how relationships shape current struggles. She has helped many people process trauma and abuse and understand how the past affects the present.
Sessions focus on creating manageable goals that fit each person's life. Her approach mixes client-centered listening with practical tools for coping and change. Diane uses mindfulness and cognitive strategies to help with stress, anxiety, depression, attention concerns, and anger.
She also helps people navigate grief, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and major life changes. People who work with her can expect a collaborative process where both therapist and client learn. Diane aims to understand each person's story and to offer clear, compassionate feedback.
She encourages clients to set their own goals and to take steady steps toward a more fulfilling life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small actions that fit those values. It can help when life feels stuck or when avoidance keeps you from moving forward.Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and understanding your experience without judgment. This approach helps people feel heard and shape their own goals for change.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, works on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and attention-related difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She encourages clients to try approaches and adjust as they learn what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial expressions and body language for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter or lower-bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to check in between sessions or to have shorter, focused conversations when schedules are tight.
These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using ACT, client-centered listening, and CBT skills to address stress, grief, trauma, and life transitions.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English