Diana Lively, LPC

Diana Lively is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of experience who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports those facing addiction, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem struggles, and relationship or intimacy difficulties. Diana also addresses issues like sleeping and eating problems, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She blends attachment-focused work and acceptance strategies to improve relationships and cope with difficult feelings. Sessions often include education about behavior patterns and concrete tools for relapse prevention when addiction is part of the picture.

Diana has a background in alcohol and drug counseling and experience working with co-occurring disorders in community mental health settings. She has facilitated recovery and prevention groups and led educational outpatient programs on co-occurring therapy. Her work has included collaboration with the court system on alternatives to sentencing and rehabilitation services.

Her style mixes a wellness and mindfulness orientation with practical skill-building. She uses psychoeducation to help clients and family members understand dysfunction and learn new ways to interact. When relevant, she draws on family-focused techniques to improve communication, set healthier boundaries, and rebuild trust.

Clients can expect a direct, collaborative process that aims for clear changes in daily life. Diana emphasizes relapse prevention, coping skills, and strengthening supports so people can manage stress and move toward goals.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match their values. It can help with persistent worry, avoidance, and finding meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, and insomnia. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current trust, intimacy, and communication, which can help with relationship stress and attachment-related anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with CBT skills, adding acceptance practices from ACT, or including attachment-focused conversations as trust builds.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions convenient for fitting therapy into busy days, easing travel needs, and keeping steady momentum between appointments. Online work also makes it possible to combine individual sessions with educational or relapse-prevention check-ins without a commute. Licensed professionals tailor the cadence and content to daily life, focusing on usable coping skills, communication exercises, and step-by-step relapse prevention plans rather than abstract theory.