About Diane
Diane Paseos helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and big life changes. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue, sleep problems, self-esteem, career concerns, and mood disorders such as bipolar. Diane is a Massachusetts clinician with 25 years of practice experience and holds MA LICSW and VA LCSW credentials.
Diane keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She listens closely, helps people clarify what matters most, and works step by step toward practical change.
How Diane works
Sessions often include identifying unhelpful patterns and trying small experiments to see what makes life easier. Her background includes long-term work with adults facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and end-of-life concerns. She also addresses isolation, guilt and shame, social anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, and challenges common to young adults and women.
Diane draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and client-centered methods. She blends these to match each person's goals and circumstances rather than using a single fixed model. People who work with Diane can expect a warm, pragmatic style and an emphasis on skills that fit daily life.
She helps clients notice what matters, set small goals, and build routines that support mood and function. Her aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
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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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LICSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
How Diane's approaches fit online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them. It can help when stress, emptiness, or chronic mood problems make it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns for anxiety, depression, and sleep concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the client leads the pace and goals and the therapist follows alongside to support growth.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane will discuss these methods with each person and adjust techniques to fit goals, lifestyle, and preferences. That collaborative planning helps make sure sessions focus on what matters most to the client.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full-session conversation and visual cues. Phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a session needs to fit a short break. Live chat and text messaging work well for check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice new skills between meetings.
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A practical next step
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