- Person-centered care
- Values-based tools
- Mindfulness and skills
About Diane
Diane Henning is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and other life challenges. She offers an affirming, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through identity questions, relationship struggles, addiction concerns, and grief. Diane practices in Illinois and uses a person-centered style that aims to meet people where they are.
Her approach focuses on practical skills and personal values. Diane blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive and mindfulness strategies to help people notice unhelpful patterns and choose actions that matter to them. She also incorporates techniques from dialectical behavior approaches when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
Diane works with people facing major life transitions, chronic health or caregiving strain, and the aftermath of trauma. She lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster among areas she addresses, alongside issues like attachment, abandonment, and codependency. Sessions emphasize clear goals, steady pacing, and real-world practice between meetings.
Her style is warm and direct. Diane helps clients build communication skills, strengthen self-esteem, and reconnect with purpose. People who want a collaborative therapist who listens and offers concrete tools may find her approach helpful.
In addition to individual concerns, Diane has experience with topics such as parenting strain, career stress, and compassionate fatigue. She aims to tailor work to each person’s priorities and life circumstances.
How Diane's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and finding direction after big changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with simple experiments, which can reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention skills and gentle acceptance of present-moment experience, which supports emotional regulation and stress reduction.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Diane will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first, and she adjusts plans based on what a person needs and how they respond. The process is guided by the client's goals and paced to fit their life.
Specific session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can still use skills-based work, homework practices, and mindfulness exercises effectively through remote sessions, and Diane aims to tailor practical tools so they fit into each person's everyday routine.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Diane commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and related concerns such as grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical, using acceptance, mindful awareness, and cognitive strategies to help people make value-driven changes.
What is Diane's professional background?
She has 15 years of experience providing counseling and therapeutic support for a range of mental health and life issues.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
Diane holds an LCPC, which is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she practices in Illinois.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Diane?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what about formats?
Before booking, confirm current session options through the platform, as specific session formats are not listed in the therapist biography.
What does therapy cost and how do sessions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.