About Diane
Diane Salisbury is a counsellor who combines warm, down-to-earth listening with professional therapeutic methods. She uses simple, direct conversation to help people name what is worrying them and work out practical next steps. Diane has 12 years of experience and holds a BACP registration, which she uses to guide her practice.
Many people come for help with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. Diane also supports work around relationships, intimacy concerns, grief and the effects of trauma and abuse.
How Diane works
She can help with issues such as body image, sleep and eating difficulties, anger, and career uncertainty. Her way of working draws on client-centred listening that focuses on the person in front of her. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns and existential questions about meaning and life direction.
Mindfulness techniques are offered to help manage stress and ground attention in difficult moments. Diane aims to make each session straightforward and practical. She and the client check progress regularly and agree what to focus on next.
Sessions can be short-term to tackle a single problem or longer-term to look at deeper patterns. She trained in psychosocial studies and holds a counselling diploma. Diane lives and practises in the United Kingdom and works in English.
Her background combines psychology, sociology and personal development, which shapes a broad, reflective approach to therapy.
Diane lists 5 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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online working
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the client's lead. Online sessions use that same attitude to help people feel heard, clarify concerns and identify immediate steps to try. Psychodynamic Therapy looks for patterns that repeat in relationships and life choices; in remote sessions the counsellor helps spot those recurring themes and links them to current difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane will discuss different ways of working and agree what feels most useful for the client's goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as the work progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual contact matters. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing to speaking or need ongoing, bite-sized support between sessions. Together these formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health commitments.
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