Therapy for Adults, Couples, Families, Children & Teens
Areas of Focus
Anxiety
Depression
OCD
Trauma
Emotional Regulation
Attachment & Relationship Patterns
Chronic Illness
Family Conflict
Life Transitions
Sessions
Individual, couples, family, and group therapy are offered in person, with remote sessions available as appropriate.
I am an out-of-network provider and can provide receipts for possible insurance reimbursement. A limited number of sliding-scale spaces may be available based on financial need.
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If you are considering therapy for yourself, your child, your relationship, or your family, I invite you to reach out to discuss whether my approach may be a good fit.
You Don’t Have to Stay Stuck in an Old Role
Many of the patterns that create difficulty in adult life began much earlier.
As children, we develop ways of adapting to our families and environments. We may become the caretaker, the peacemaker, the achiever, the rebel, the invisible child, or the one who learns not to need anyone. These roles often developed for good reasons. They may once have helped us feel safe, connected, or accepted.
But the role that helped us survive as a child can become the role that keeps us stuck as an adult.
My work is not only about managing present-day symptoms. Together, we explore where patterns came from, what purpose they once served, and how they may still be shaping your relationships, emotions, and choices.
We approach these patterns with compassion rather than judgment. When we understand why we became who we needed to be, we have greater freedom to choose who we want to be now.
Why My Work with Children Matters
For more than 30 years, I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, parents, and families.
My years of working directly with children have deeply shaped how I understand adults. I have seen how children adapt to stress, conflict, trauma, and family dynamics, and how the roles and protective patterns they develop can continue long into adulthood.
This perspective helps me recognize what may be underneath present-day behavior, not simply what appears on the surface.
From a Parent:
“Diana has done the unimaginable with our daughter. I can’t stress enough what an incredible therapist Diana is. I would recommend her without a single hesitation!”
– Stella
Teens
Does your teen struggle with emotional regulation, resistance or challenging behaviors?
I help teens understand and find words for their emotions underneath. When talking isn’t enough, I may use creative approaches — including art, music and drama — to help them express what can be difficult to put into words. Through mindfulness, conversation, role-play and experiential work, they build self-awareness, communicate more clearly and make healthier choices.
From a Teen Client:
“I feel like [Diana] taught me to be more assertive. I learned to communicate when I am angry and frustrated and not to react in a negative way.“
– Denise, 15-year-old
Adults & Couples
In individual therapy, the work is not simply about understanding why a pattern exists. It is about developing a deeper relationship with the parts of ourselves that learned those patterns in the first place.
Many adult reactions began as ways of protecting ourselves, maintaining connection, or adapting to what we experienced as children. We work to understand these old roles with compassion so they no longer have to control us. The goal is not to get rid of parts of ourselves, but to heal and integrate them, allowing us to become more whole, flexible, and fully ourselves.
In couples therapy, this understanding can be especially powerful. As each partner begins to recognize and heal their own wounded or protective parts, they can become less reactive and more compassionate toward the other. Instead of getting caught in the same triggering cycle, couples can begin to understand what lies beneath each other’s reactions, creating more connection, empathy, and room for change.
Insight matters, but understanding something intellectually is not always enough to create change. When appropriate, I use embodied, experiential, and creative approaches to help people work with old patterns in a more immediate and meaningful way.
From an Adult Client:
“[Diana] has helped guide me with compassion, insight, and practical tools that have truly changed how I process my inner thoughts and emotions. Her support, especially through inner child work, has been deeply healing and empowering.”
– Rebecca
Family Therapy
In family therapy, we bring this same understanding into the family system. Each person may have developed different roles and ways of protecting themselves, and those patterns can interact in ways that keep the whole family stuck.
By understanding what lies beneath each person's reactions, families can move away from blame, interrupt familiar patterns, and develop greater compassion, communication, and connection.
From a Family:
“[Diana is] the first person [our child] has opened up to, so that will always be special for us.”
– Josh, Dad
Group Therapy — Rehearsing for Life
Group therapy is where the work can become particularly active.
Rather than only talking about the roles we play, we can actually step into them. Through drama therapy, role-play, storytelling, improvisation, and other experiential techniques, participants can explore familiar patterns, make different choices, and rehearse new ways of responding.
The group becomes a kind of rehearsal for life; a safe place to experiment with being more assertive, vulnerable, connected, spontaneous, or authentic before carrying those changes into everyday relationships. And this work happens within a community of belonging. Being with like-minded people who are exploring many of the same questions can reduce isolation and remind us that we do not have to change alone.
From a Group Member:
“The group gave me a real sense of belonging and reminded me I wasn’t alone. Through role-play and interacting with others, I was able to break old patterns and discover new ways of being.”
– Lizzie