Diane Cullen
Insightful LCSW focused on family concerns
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Diane
Diane Cullen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people facing family and parenting concerns as well as other life stresses. She offers calm, direct support for those dealing with anxiety, grief, addiction, mood shifts, and changes in relationships. Diane aims to make the first steps toward support feel manageable and clear for worried parents and caregivers.
Her way of working is practical and person-focused. Sessions start by listening closely to what matters most and then building simple plans that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Diane brings respect, honesty, and steady encouragement to each conversation so clients can try new strategies without feeling judged. With 15 years of clinical experience, Diane combines several therapy styles to meet different needs. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow what clients say is most important.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift strong feelings in close relationships. Jungian ideas and Solution-Focused techniques also appear when helpful to explore meaning or set short-term goals. Diane also pays attention to specific concerns such as hospice and end-of-life counseling, process addictions like compulsive gambling or exercise, and seasonal affective disorder.
She works in California and conducts sessions in English. Her practice emphasizes practical tools, emotional clarity, and realistic next steps. Parents and caregivers who want steady, experienced guidance often seek her out.
To begin, Diane asks prospective clients to answer a brief questionnaire and schedule a time that works for them.
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Diane often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following what the client says is most important. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while they name priorities and try small changes.She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help clients identify and shift strong emotions in close relationships. EFT is useful for anyone wanting clearer emotional connection and more effective ways to respond during conflict.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Diane will discuss different methods and adjust the plan based on a client's needs, goals, and preferences so the work feels practical and relevant.
Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions offer a simpler option when video is hard, and live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins or on-the-go reflection. These formats give flexibility for busy parents and caregivers while keeping the focus on steady progress and real-life problem solving.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Diane
- Takes a few minutes
- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point