About Diane
Diane McCollum is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience in Texas. She approaches therapy with respect and clear communication. Diane understands what it is to seek help and uses that perspective to guide her work with individuals.
She believes people are not broken but often stuck during life transitions. Diane draws on a humanist and spiritual outlook to create a compassionate environment.
How Diane works
She emphasizes mutual respect, honesty, and firm boundaries in the therapeutic relationship. Diane uses a family systems perspective to look at how patterns affect current life. She has supported people who have faced trauma and abuse and helps them examine how the past may influence the present.
Sessions focus on practical goals the person sets to make meaningful changes. Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to address stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Diane also attends to caregiving strain, chronic illness, grief, and relationship or communication problems.
She works collaboratively, helping each person shape treatment goals and learn skills that fit their life. Diane values ongoing learning alongside clients and aims to understand each person’s challenges from their perspective.
Diane lists 7 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.
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
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Diane’s approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and commit to small, practical steps toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, life changes, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches ways to change unhelpful patterns through simple exercises and skill building. It often helps with depression, stress, and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy teaches paying attention to the present moment and noticing thoughts and feelings without judgement, which can reduce reactivity and increase calm.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Diane will collaborate with each person to try methods that fit their needs and goals. She encourages people to set their own priorities and adjusts techniques as they learn what helps.
Online therapy offers flexibility that can make regular work easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option when screens are not practical. Live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, homework prompts, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats help make it easier to attend sessions around work, caregiving, or medical needs.
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