About Diane
Diane Kohm is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, and trauma. She also supports those dealing with sleep problems, career transitions, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Diane works with people who want clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and more satisfying relationships. Diane uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions.
She listens first, then helps people set goals that fit their life. Sessions focus on skills you can try between meetings, like new ways to talk, manage stress, or respond to strong emotions.
With 30 years of experience, Diane draws on several well-known approaches. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused ideas, and Gottman principles when those fit the person’s needs.
That mix lets her tailor work to relationship patterns, thought habits, or emotional blocks. Diane holds a Master’s degree and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in Missouri.
She has spent decades helping people untangle patterns from their family of origin and cope with codependency, communication problems, and workplace stress. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Diane aims to make therapy a space for honest conversation and practical change. She encourages people to notice small shifts that add up to better days.
Therapeutic approaches for online relationship and life work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes that feel meaningful.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing mood swings by teaching clear strategies to change behavior and thinking.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on patterns of emotion in close relationships and helps people express needs more clearly. It is particularly helpful for couples or partners who want to improve connection and reduce reactive cycles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane will discuss options and adapt techniques based on a person’s goals, preferences, and the nature of the concern. That collaborative process helps decide which methods to emphasize over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists observe nonverbal cues and work interactively. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English