Diane McCollum, LPC, LMFT

Diane McCollum is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist with over 20 years of experience. She approaches therapy as a practical, down-to-earth process. Diane views clients as people trying to move through change rather than as broken. She values clear communication, mutual respect, and firm boundaries in the work she does. Diane draws on a humanist-spiritual foundation and family systems thinking to understand how personal history affects current challenges. She helps people notice how past events shape present reactions, especially after trauma and abuse. Diane works with issues such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, and caregiving stress. Her sessions focus on helping clients set personal goals and learn strategies that fit their lives. She uses practical tools from approaches like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to shift unhelpful patterns. Diane also uses Acceptance and Commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful steps forward. She treats transitions and midlife concerns as common, understandable struggles and helps people find direction during those times. Diane encourages clients to participate actively in shaping their course in therapy. Progress is framed as learning together rather than a one-way prescription. Diane practices in Texas and holds the credentials LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She offers therapy in English and draws on two decades of varied setting experience to guide practical, grounded change.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It focuses less on eliminating difficult feelings and more on building a meaningful life despite them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited over time as progress and priorities change. Please confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue care while managing health concerns, caregiving duties, or work schedules. Licensed professionals aim to match the session style to the client so therapy feels practical and doable.