About Dianna
Dianna M Shaw is a licensed professional counselor with 24 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She works with individuals who struggle with focus, mood shifts, relationship strain, and questions about life purpose. Her approach is straightforward and caring, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.
Dianna uses clear, simple tools to help people set goals and build steady routines. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to break unhelpful thinking and Narrative Therapy to reframe personal stories.
How Dianna works
Sessions emphasize small, doable steps clients can use right away. She has a long history of supporting people through grief, trauma and abuse, and addiction recovery. Dianna also helps with everyday problems such as sleep, eating, work stress, and managing anger.
Seasonal Affective Disorder and the particular pressures of young adulthood are noted areas of focus. Appointments blend skill-building with open listening. Clients will practice coping strategies, examine patterns that get in the way, and work on clearer decision making.
The tone is practical, respectful, and goal oriented. Dianna is based in Pennsylvania and offers sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She explains the LPC credential as Licensed Professional Counselor and brings decades of clinical experience to each meeting.
Her style suits people looking for steady, experienced guidance and concrete steps forward.
Dianna lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Dianna works with
The areas below are the ones Dianna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How CBT and Narrative Therapy work online
Dianna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. CBT sessions often include short exercises, thought records, and homework that are easy to do between meetings.Narrative Therapy is a conversational method that helps people separate themselves from problems and rewrite their stories in ways that support goals and meaning. This approach can be useful for issues like trauma, grief, life purpose, and identity work.
Finding the right method is part of the work. Dianna will explore your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before to determine which approach to use. She collaborates with clients to adjust pace and techniques so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets you use visual cues and structured worksheets, phone can be a lower-bandwidth option, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging works well for brief ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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