- Values focused
- Skills oriented
- Affirming care
About Diane
Diane Henning is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 15 years of experience helping people navigate painful and confusing life moments. She offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on the everyday steps that make life feel more manageable. Diane listens for what matters most to each person and helps them find ways to move forward.
Her work centers on depression, anxiety, trauma and LGBTQ+ concerns, and she also supports people facing stress, addiction, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and codependency. Diane pays attention to how identity, past hurts, and current pressures shape daily life. She aims to help people build clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and steadier routines.
Therapy sessions emphasize practical tools and honest conversation. Diane blends approaches so interventions match a person's needs, often focusing on skills for emotion regulation, mindful noticing, and values-based choices. She helps clients set small goals and practice changes between sessions.
Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where their experience guides the work. Diane explains ideas plainly and checks in often to make sure techniques feel useful. Her goal is to help people feel more capable handling stress, relationships, and life transitions.
Before starting, she discusses what someone hopes to change and tailors the plan to those goals. Diane supports people across many life stages and situations while centering each person's values and priorities.
How Diane’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people identify what matters most and take small actions toward those values while learning to sit with difficult emotions. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, codependency and life transitions by shifting attention toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel. It often includes practical exercises and experiments to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes paying gentle attention to the present moment and noticing patterns without judgment, which supports emotional regulation and stress management.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Diane will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day realities to shape which methods are used. She aims to match tools to what the client wants to accomplish and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Confirm the current session options before booking to know which online formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time on workdays. Many people find virtual sessions help them practice skills in the settings where they live and work, and Diane will talk through practical arrangements to make sessions manageable within daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Diane address?
She works with depression, anxiety, trauma and LGBTQ+ concerns, and also helps people facing stress, addictions, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, codependency and related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Diane uses a person-centered, practical style that mixes skill building and reflective conversation. Sessions usually focus on concrete tools and small changes that fit daily life.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
Diane holds an LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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