About Diane
Diane Hicks Brown is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and motivation struggles. Diane speaks plainly and encourages people who feel hesitant about starting therapy.
With 38 years of professional experience, Diane draws on long-term clinical practice to tailor conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She approaches sessions with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
How Diane works
The focus is on practical steps people can use between meetings to feel steadier and more confident. Diane pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they affect someone’s daily life. She also addresses control issues, isolation or loneliness, social anxiety and phobia, and workplace stress.
Sessions look at how these patterns show up and what small changes might shift them. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Diane listens first, then helps set clear goals a person can work toward.
She adapts the pace and methods to match how someone prefers to talk and solve problems. Starting therapy can feel like a big move. Diane acknowledges that and aims to make the process feel manageable and respectful.
Her work centers on practical progress and steady support.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 38 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Diane uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach helps people manage anxiety and mood by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It teaches skills for calmer thinking and steadier moods. Another approach centers on understanding attachment patterns and how early relationships affect current connections. This helps people recognize repeating relationship habits and try different, healthier responses. Finding the right way to work is part of the process. Diane treats therapy as a collaboration and will help figure out which approaches fit a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts methods as progress develops and as preferences become clearer. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat is convenient for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options offer flexibility so people can choose what works best for their schedule and situation.Start online instead of waiting
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