Diane Cantwell
Practical therapy for stress and relationships
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Diane
Diane Cantwell helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and self-esteem concerns. She uses straightforward tools to tackle anger, career worries, life changes, and coping skills. Diane is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida with about 20 years of experience.
Diane favors practical methods over jargon. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also offers hypnotherapy as an option for people who respond well to guided imagery and focused relaxation.
Background and approach
Her style is direct and collaborative. Diane breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches simple skills people can use between sessions. Sessions aim to make daily life feel easier and more predictable.
She brings real-world experience to therapeutic work. As a former competitive gymnast who faced a major injury, Diane draws on resilience and problem solving learned through recovery. That background contributed to her Parents' Choice Gold Award-winning Body Bingo program, which encourages healthier family habits.
In sessions she helps clients clarify goals and develop plans that fit their lives. She offers coaching-style support alongside therapy tools to build confidence, improve relationships, and find clearer direction.
Therapeutic techniques and online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them against real life. It teaches practical skills to change thinking patterns and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or relationship tension. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support new ways of thinking and to reduce stress responses; some people find it useful for anxiety, body image concerns, and habit change.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Diane will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide whether CBT, hypnotherapy, a mix of both, or coaching-oriented strategies fit best for the situation.
Online sessions allow flexibility and easier scheduling through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This variety makes it possible to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, or other commitments. It also makes it simpler to practice skills in real-life moments and to follow up between meetings.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Diane
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- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point