About Diane
Diane Rathfield helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction issues, grief, sleeping and eating difficulties, and concerns around parenting and relationships. Diane also offers guidance for career questions, compassion fatigue and challenges linked to ADHD and bipolar mood fluctuations.
Diane is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) member. She brings four years of professional counselling experience alongside more than two decades of caring work.
How Diane works
That background shapes a down-to-earth approach that values practical help as much as emotional understanding. In sessions she aims to make things straightforward. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what would feel different.
Diane listens without judgement and helps people identify manageable steps to change how they cope and feel. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques suited to the person’s goals. Diane works collaboratively to find what fits, whether the priority is reducing anxiety, rebuilding confidence, or finding direction after a major life change.
Appointments are offered online in the United Kingdom. Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text messaging. Diane explains options clearly so people can choose what matches their needs and daily routine.
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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online therapy
Diane draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach concentrates on identifying current patterns that keep anxiety or low mood in place and then building small, manageable steps to break those cycles; this can help with stress, anxiety and sleep problems. Another approach helps people clarify values and goals, then uses short-term coaching-style conversations to support career decisions, motivation and overcoming avoidance behaviours.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane discusses options with each person and adjusts methods to match their needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process means methods can be combined or changed as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people talk face to face from different locations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, shorter sessions or ongoing reflection between meetings. Together these formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on helpful, achievable changes.
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