“If we do not transform our pain, we will transmit it.” -Richard Rohr
I strive to offer a place of love and support where individuals and couples can grow in self-awareness, connection, compassion, and curiosity. It is through transforming our pain that we come to know ourselves and begin living in greater congruence with our core values from a self-guided and open heart. We are capable of greater compassion when we have known suffering, wider curiosity when we have known conflict, and deeper love when we have known loss. Struggle is part of what makes life beautiful, but we do not get there alone. We need each other.
“Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That is where the light enters you.” -Rumi
Diana is an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor. She earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Long before becoming a therapist, her work centered on caring for and advocating for others. She spent more than a decade as a massage therapist and served in a variety of caregiving and advocacy roles, experiences that deepened her understanding of the relationship between emotional, relational, and physical well-being.
Outside the therapy room, Diana enjoys hiking, paddleboarding, laughing, deep conversations, spending time with her close family and friends, and playing with her dog, Penny.
SPECIALTIES:
Couples and Relationship Therapy, Communication and Conflict, Emotional Disconnection, Attachment and Relationship Patterns, Relational Injuries and Trust, Intimacy, Trauma/PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss, Religious Trauma and Transitions, Identity Development and Self-Concept, Life Transitions, Relationships (LGBTQIA2+, Consensual Nonmonogamy, Adult Family, Nonromantic), Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy, Women’s Issues
MODALITIES:
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness-Based Practices, Attachment Based Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Poly-Vagal Informed Therapy, Neurofeedback
THERAPUETIC APPROACH:
"I work with adults individually and in relationships. My passion for individual therapy is deeply personal. Through nearly twenty years of my own intensive healing and identity work, I have come to believe that inner safety, self-trust, and a secure sense of identity form the foundation from which authentic joy and meaningful connection can grow. I am passionate about helping others heal from trauma and build that foundation within themselves.
In individual therapy, I help you understand how your experiences have shaped your identity, protective patterns, and relationships with yourself and others. Together, we approach unresolved pain with curiosity and compassion, work to heal the wounds that keep you feeling unsafe or disconnected, and make space for greater confidence, a stronger voice, and a more secure sense of self. My goal is not to define who you should become, but to help you feel safe enough to discover and live more fully as who you already are.
My passion for relationship work is equally personal. I know what it is to experience a relationship that causes profound pain, and I also know what it is to build an extraordinary relationship rooted in friendship, emotional safety, mutual respect, and being fully known and cherished. I understand both what it takes to create that kind of connection and the ongoing care required to sustain it. I want people to know the profound happiness this kind of relationship can bring—not a perfect relationship without conflict or hurt, but one in which people continually listen, repair, grow, and turn toward one another.
You may love each other deeply and still feel trapped in the same painful cycle—one person reaching for connection while the other pulls away, conversations becoming arguments, and both of you feeling alone or misunderstood. Trust may have been injured, intimacy may have faded, or life may have changed the relationship you once knew. You do not have to wait until your relationship is at its breaking point to ask for help.
Whether I am working with an individual or a relationship, I attune carefully to each person in the room, balancing directness and gentleness according to what will best support the work. I help you slow down the protective cycles operating within and between you, understand the emotions and attachment needs beneath your reactions, tend to personal and relational wounds, and respond to yourself and others in ways that foster safety, trust, and connection.
I welcome relationships of all identities and structures, including married and unmarried, LGBTQIA2+, monogamous, and consensually nonmonogamous relationships. I also work with adults seeking to heal or strengthen important nonromantic relationships, including those between family members, friends, and co-parents.
My therapeutic style is warm, affirming, engaged, and collaborative. I believe healing grows through connection, curiosity, and self-compassion, and I offer the emotional depth, practical tools, and genuine support needed to create meaningful change. My work is trauma-informed, attachment-based, and grounded in respect for the whole person.
My therapeutic lens is neurodiversity-affirming, LGBTQIA2+-affirming, and feminist. I welcome clients from all backgrounds and belief systems and honor each person’s spiritual, secular, cultural, relational, and existential identity."
