- Anxiety and trauma focus
- Evidence based care
- LGBT supportive
About Diane
Diane Hughes is a clinical social worker practicing in Kansas with nine years of experience. She focuses on anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress, and she also helps people facing mood challenges, life transitions, and stresses related to identity and relationships.
Diane aims to help people build lasting change. She works to make treatment practical and goal-oriented, so clients feel more confident and connected to themselves and others. Her approach is collaborative and respectful of each person's experience.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques when they fit a person's needs. These include cognitive approaches that examine unhelpful thoughts, behavioral strategies to reduce distressing symptoms, and trauma-focused methods for processing painful memories.
Diane has experience supporting people from the LGBT community and those coping with postpartum struggles, phobias, panic, and social anxiety. She also works with concerns around codependency, gender dysphoria, and recovery after sexual assault and abuse.
Sessions are intended to be warm and straightforward. Diane emphasizes clear goals, practical skills, and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She invites people to talk through what matters most to them and to build tools that work in everyday life.
Evidence-based techniques and how they fit online
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and the behaviors that follow. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and OCD symptoms and focuses on practical steps and skills to reduce distress.Exposure and response prevention, or ERP, is a behavioral approach commonly used for obsessive compulsive disorder. It involves gradual, guided exposure to uncomfortable triggers while learning not to perform compulsive responses, so symptoms decrease over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, symptoms, and day-to-day needs. That collaborative planning helps tailor treatment and adjust methods as progress is made.
If you prefer online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help people fit sessions into a busy life. It can allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and make it simpler to maintain regular appointments while juggling work, childcare, or other responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Diane commonly address?
Diane works with anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress. She also helps people with depression, codependency, life changes, and issues related to gender and sexual identity.
What is Diane's therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She focuses on clear goals, teaching skills, and making treatments fit into a person's daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has been practicing as a clinical social worker for nine years in Kansas.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the credential LSCSW and practices in the state of Kansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Diane?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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