About Diana
Diana Lively is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and mood problems. Her work also covers grief, trauma, intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, and ADHD-related struggles.
Diana brings 16 years of experience in mental health and addiction services. She combines talk therapy with body-aware methods and practical tools people can use between sessions. Sessions focus on small, concrete steps that reduce overwhelm and build coping skills over time.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in community mental health, court-linked rehabilitation programs, and outpatient recovery groups. She has led prevention and relapse-reduction groups and is experienced with co-occurring mental health and substance concerns. Diana also holds experience running educational groups about recovery and family dynamics.
Diana uses a mix of approaches to meet different needs. She commonly draws on somatic ideas that connect body and emotion, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, and attachment-informed techniques to improve relationships. The goal is to tailor methods to each person rather than follow a single path.
Practical recovery skills, relapse prevention strategies, and psychoeducation are regular parts of her work. She emphasizes mindfulness, wellness, and restoring healthier routines. Many clients focus on building better communication, clearer boundaries, and more reliable coping options.
How her approaches work online
Somatic-informed work pays attention to how the body and emotions connect. Online sessions can include noticing breathing, posture, bodily sensations, and simple grounding practices to reduce overwhelm and increase self-awareness. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values, which helps with anxiety, depression, and motivation problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build more supported, trusting connections by noticing interaction styles and learning new communication habits.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. People often blend elements from different methods so therapy fits real life rather than following a single formula.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide alternatives when video is not convenient and make it possible to check in between longer sessions. These options can make it easier to build steady habits and use skills in day-to-day situations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English