- 13 years experience
- Skill building focus
- Client-centered care
About Dianna
Dianna Wheeler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 13 years of experience. She moved into counseling after an early interest in psychology and a supportive teacher sparked a long-term curiosity about how people heal. Dianna has spent most of her career in community mental health and also provides court-ordered treatment groups and some individual therapy.
Dianna focuses on helping people recover from past hurts while building practical skills for day-to-day life. She emphasizes growth, self-reliance, and learning tools that clients can use long after sessions end. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with major life changes.
Her approach blends client-centered work with methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas also inform her work. In session she aims to combine listening with concrete skill-building and insight.
Dianna also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, grief, addiction-related concerns, ADHD, chronic health challenges, and compassion fatigue. She helps individuals explore attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and identity-related struggles including LGBT concerns.
People who prefer practical tools alongside reflective conversation may find her style helpful. She often works on coping skills, emotion regulation, and gradual changes in thinking and behavior. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
Dianna focuses on helping people recover from past hurts while building practical skills for day-to-day life. She emphasizes growth, self-reliance, and learning tools that clients can use long after sessions end. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with major life changes.
Her approach blends client-centered work with methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas also inform her work. In session she aims to combine listening with concrete skill-building and insight.
Dianna also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, grief, addiction-related concerns, ADHD, chronic health challenges, and compassion fatigue. She helps individuals explore attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and identity-related struggles including LGBT concerns.
People who prefer practical tools alongside reflective conversation may find her style helpful. She often works on coping skills, emotion regulation, and gradual changes in thinking and behavior. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's own goals and perspective, with the therapist listening closely and following the person's pace to build trust and clarity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete coping strategies. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) blends acceptance and change skills, such as emotion regulation and distress tolerance, often useful for intense emotions and relationship struggles.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past experiences, and what feels workable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking, since available formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and keep appointments during work or caregiving breaks. It also lets people use shorter check-ins or video sessions depending on what suits their schedule and energy. Licensed professionals can combine conversational work with worksheets, behavioral experiments, and skills practice that translate across settings.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes, plus areas such as addiction, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style mixes listening with practical tools. Expect reflective conversation plus skill-building for emotion regulation and coping.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 13 years of professional experience working mainly in community mental health and in court-ordered treatment groups.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.