Diana Schmitz, LCSW

Diana Schmitz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing psychotherapy for 13 years. She offers straightforward support and practical ideas to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Diana focuses on helping each person where they are, with clear, reachable goals and step-by-step guidance.

She emphasizes emotional support and real-world techniques that people can use between sessions. That includes habit-focused work around thoughts and everyday routines, tools for improving sleep and coping, and strategies to address relationship and intimacy concerns. Sessions tend to center on small, manageable changes that add up over time.

Diana draws on several approaches to shape sessions to each person's needs. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in the room. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and test new ways of thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Her background also includes work with addiction, grief, parenting strain, body image, and attachment concerns. She helps people navigate major transitions like divorce, adoption and foster care challenges, and career shifts. Diana has experience supporting people who identify as LGBT and those coping with bipolar disorder.

Sessions are grounded and practical, with an emphasis on learning skills that fit everyday life. People who want direct, skills-based help and a therapist who adapts to their goals may find her approach a good match.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy places the person's concerns first and follows their pace. In online sessions this means conversations shape the agenda, and the therapist adapts to what feels most useful in the moment. This approach helps when someone wants a supportive, person-led space to talk through current problems.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes. Online CBT sessions often include exercises and homework that people can try between meetings to change everyday habits and reduce anxiety or low mood.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. In remote sessions those skills can be practiced in real time and reviewed with the therapist to make them more applicable to daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean mixing approaches and adjusting techniques as progress is made.

Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know what is available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practice skills in their own routines. Licensed professionals provide the care and will help tailor session length and focus to what works best for each person.