- 20 years experience
- Family systems perspective
- Trauma and recovery
About Diane
Diane McCollum is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist in Texas with over 20 years of experience. She has worked in many settings with adults and children and believes clients show courage when they choose change. Diane draws on her own experience of growth to connect with people without labeling them as broken or helpless.
She brings a warm, compassionate approach and a family-systems viewpoint when appropriate. Diane emphasizes mutual respect, honesty, clear communication, and boundaries in sessions. She aims to role model those values while treating each person with dignity.
Diane helps people untangle how past events influence present feelings and behaviors. She has supported many clients in recovering from trauma and abuse and in building a steadier sense of self. Her style leans toward collaboration, inviting clients to set goals that match their needs.
Her toolbox includes acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, existential questions about meaning, and client-centered listening. Diane says therapy is a learning process for both people in the room, and she stays attentive to each person’s perspective.
She also works with issues such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, parenting strain, relationship struggles, compassion fatigue, and stress from caregiving or illness. Diane aims to help people move through life transitions and regain a clearer sense of direction.
How Diane’s approaches translate to online work
Diane commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting the person where they are to build trust and clarity.She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful patterns and try small experiments that test new behaviors. These practical steps can reduce avoidance and increase a sense of control over daily life.
Finding the best approach is a shared task. Diane will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She treats therapy as a collaborative process and adjusts techniques as learning happens in sessions.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats she offers. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits around work, caregiving, or medical appointments.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Diane works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a warm, compassionate, client-centered style with clear communication and boundaries. Sessions emphasize mutual respect and collaboration on goals.
How long has she practiced?
She has practiced for over 20 years across multiple settings and has experience supporting both adults and children.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LPC and LMFT credentials and practices in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.