Diane Hendricks, LCSW, LSCSW

How Diane’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and collaboration, letting the person guide the pace and topics of sessions while the therapist reflects back what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, empathetic space to talk through painful feelings or life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete steps to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it offers exercises and small experiments people can practice between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and attachment patterns that shape relationships. It helps people name core feelings, communicate them more clearly, and change interaction patterns that lead to repeated conflict or disconnection.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Diane will talk with each person about their goals, try options that fit their needs, and adjust over time so therapy feels useful and relevant. That collaborative process helps shape what happens in online sessions as well as in-person ones.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is good for longer talk sessions, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or written reflection. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, caregiving, or medical needs.