About Diane
Diane DeRuyter helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, LGBT concerns, family issues, life changes, and ADHD. She practices from New York and uses approachable methods to help people find clearer ways forward. Diane holds LMHC and LPC credentials and brings nine years of hands-on experience to her work.
Diane creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what feels hard. She focuses on listening first and then finding practical steps that fit each person's life.
How Diane works
Sessions often cover coping skills, managing strong emotions, and building routines that support recovery from substance use or reduce anxiety. Her approach blends several therapeutic styles so she can tailor work to the person in front of her. That mix includes acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills for emotion regulation, and client-centered ways of keeping the person’s goals central.
Conversations are straightforward and focused on small, achievable changes. Diane also pays attention to issues that commonly overlap, like aging concerns, autism spectrum traits, communication problems, and co-occurring mental health or substance use challenges. She helps with life purpose questions and supports people facing panic, phobias, social anxiety, and smoking or vaping cessation.
Sessions are available through online formats that match the client's needs. Diane aims to work collaboratively to set realistic goals and to adjust methods as progress is made.
Diane lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Diane works with
The areas below are the ones Diane selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, helpful for anxiety, panic, phobias, and low self-esteem. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills that are useful for managing anger, intense emotions, and relapse risk in addictions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and the challenges you bring, and then recommend which methods to try first. Treatment is collaborative and can be adjusted over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a tight schedule or require less bandwidth, and messaging offers shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and to keep momentum while working toward practical goals.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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