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Diane Henning

Calm, practical support for life transitions

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Credentials
LCPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Diane

Diane Henning is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, and issues around identity and life change. Her style is calm and straightforward so parents and caregivers can quickly tell if it will fit their needs.

Diane builds an accepting space where people can talk through what feels hard. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, manageable goals.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and create practical steps that fit everyday life. Her work draws on several proven methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness. Those tools are used to address mood concerns, relationship problems, and coping after trauma.

The focus is on skills that can be used between sessions. Diane also pays attention to issues that often complicate care, like caregiving stress, chronic health problems, adoption and foster care history, and attachment or abandonment concerns. She brings experience supporting people facing career stress and identity questions as well.

She holds an Illinois LCPC, license number IL LCPC 180007123. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The practice does not take international clients and operates within Illinois.

How specific therapies are used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them drive every choice. Online sessions use ACT exercises to clarify values and take small actions toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that keep problems going. In remote sessions CBT uses short exercises, homework, and simple skill practice to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review a client's needs, goals, and preferences and recommend methods that fit. Clients can try different tools and give feedback so the work stays practical and useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around school, work, or caregiving duties and to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can help parents and caregivers find approaches that work in daily life, using the same therapeutic tools they would use in person.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can Diane help with?
Diane works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, parenting concerns, relationship problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and person-centered. She listens first, then uses clear goals and skills-based work like CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness to help people manage symptoms and daily challenges.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through mood concerns, trauma, identity questions, and caregiving stress.
Where is she licensed and what is her credential?
She is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with license number IL LCPC 180007123.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not take international clients and works with clients in Illinois.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English

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