About Diane
Diane McCollum is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and helps them take practical steps toward change. Diane writes that she has used counseling in her own life, and that perspective shapes how she supports others.
She focuses on common life struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and challenges tied to ADHD.
Background and approach
She also works with issues stemming from trauma and abuse, and with intimacy and relationship concerns. Diane often helps people who are feeling stuck during life transitions and wants to help them make clear, achievable goals. Diane describes her style as warm and compassionate.
She emphasizes mutual respect, clear communication, and firm boundaries in the therapy relationship. She uses a family-systems perspective when helpful and keeps the individual’s values and spiritual outlook in mind. In sessions she blends straightforward conversation with practical tools.
That can include noticing unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors, and practicing mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity. She encourages clients to set their own goals and to be active participants in change. Diane has supported adults and children across multiple settings over two decades.
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She aims to help each person see how past experiences might influence present choices, and to build the skills needed to move forward.
Approaches for online growth and coping
Diane blends several practical methods that translate well to online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking committed action aligned with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Diane collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She will adjust techniques over time so the work stays useful and relevant to real life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and styles. Video lets you use visual cues and longer session work, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support brief check-ins, and messaging helps with short updates or ongoing support between appointments. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist 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
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