About Diego
Diego Gumucio is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people work through personal struggles and improve everyday functioning. He draws on five years of clinical experience and adapts sessions to each person’s needs. Diego speaks English and Spanish and practices from Florida.
He begins by listening to what matters most right now. Sessions focus on the current problem and on practical steps to move forward.
Background and approach
Diego uses straightforward conversation, gentle challenge, and collaborative goal-setting so people leave with clearer options. Diego blends several approaches to match the person in front of him. He may use acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, or client-centered methods to build a steady therapeutic relationship.
He adjusts methods as progress unfolds rather than following a single script. Clients come with many concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, sleep problems, grief, and relationship or parenting strain. He also addresses issues like adoption and foster care, attachment questions, first responder strain, immigration issues, and co-occurring challenges.
Sessions aim to reduce immediate distress and build daily coping skills. Diego takes a practical, respectful approach. He works at a pace the client can manage and focuses on clear, achievable steps.
People who want a calm, goal-oriented conversation about their struggles will find his style direct and supportive.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Diego often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and to take small actions that align with those values; this approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, and feelings of emptiness. He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments that change behavior and mood. Client-centered work is central too, offering a steady, listening presence that helps people feel understood before making changes.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Diego will talk with the client about goals and preferences, suggest methods that fit those aims, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The focus is on finding what helps the person move forward rather than following a fixed protocol.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging, which offer flexibility for different days and needs. Video lets people work through material face-to-face, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing support, and selecting different formats makes it simpler to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Idaho
- Languages
- English, Spanish