Diane McCollum, LPC, LMFT

Diane McCollum is a licensed professional counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She has worked in many settings and supports adults and children through difficult life moments. Diane treats people with respect and expects honest, clear communication in the work they do together.

Her approach centers on building a working relationship based on dignity and mutual boundaries. Diane draws on a family systems perspective and a humanist-spiritual outlook to help people understand how their past may be affecting the present. She emphasizes practical goal-setting so each person shapes therapy around what they want to change.

Many clients come to her for help with trauma and abuse, stress and anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, parenting challenges, and relationship problems. Diane also addresses caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, blended family issues, and the effects of major life transitions. She encourages people to see themselves as active participants in change rather than as helpless.

In sessions she listens for how patterns began and looks for small, manageable steps toward different choices. Diane combines mindfulness practices, values-based work, and thought-focused strategies to help people respond differently to hard situations. She invites clients to set personal goals and works collaboratively as they try new ways of coping.

People who choose Diane can expect a calm, compassionate clinician who honors their story. She aims to help clients gain perspective, reduce unhelpful patterns, and move toward a life they find more fulfilling.

How Diane’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and then take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and for making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real experience, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace so people feel heard as they sort out their goals and next steps.

Diane treats choosing an approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and current struggles and then try approaches that fit. If something does not feel helpful, she will adjust the plan so the work matches what the client needs.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, whether by reducing travel time or allowing a quicker check-in between commitments. Confirm the specific session options before booking, since the biography does not list formats. Many people find video or phone sessions useful for regular check-ins, and the right choice depends on practical needs like having a quieter spot, needing less screen time, or preferring a shorter session during a work break. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered work to online meetings so skill practice, values-directed steps, and reflective conversations still move forward.