About Dianne
Dianne Koennecke offers support for people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strains, low self-esteem, anxiety and stress. She also helps with relationship and family problems, anger, depression, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. Dianne is an AASW social worker with 13 years' experience working in Australia.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She listens first and asks about what matters most to the individual. Conversations aim to be practical and to fit everyday life, with small steps and clear goals rather than long lists of tasks.
How Dianne works
Dianne draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She uses client-centred work to follow a person's priorities, cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and patterns, and narrative techniques to reframe life stories. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck about making changes.
She can also include faith and spiritual concerns in sessions if a person wants that to be part of their work. Sessions are intended to be collaborative - the person and Dianne agree on what to try and how to measure progress. Over her career she has worked with a wide range of presenting concerns across social, emotional and faith contexts.
Her background as a social worker means she brings both practical problem-solving and attention to a person's wider life circumstances. The aim is steady, workable change that fits day-to-day life.
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What Dianne works with
The areas below are the ones Dianne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Dianne's approaches work online
Client-centred therapy means sessions are led by what matters most to the person. The therapist listens, reflects and follows the client's priorities to build practical steps forward. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and teaches simple techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood and change unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on feelings and attachment needs to improve how people relate and express emotion.Deciding which method to use is part of the work together. Dianne explores the person's goals, strengths and preferences and recommends approaches that fit their situation. That collaborative selection can change over time as new issues emerge or progress is made.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different days and needs. Video gives face-to-face connection, phone calls can be quicker check-ins or used when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging helps with shorter, flexible check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments and keep continuity when meetings in person are difficult.
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