Diane Hendricks , LCSW, LSCSW

Diane Hendricks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW, LSCSW) based in Kansas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, addictions, and many relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports issues often affecting women such as body image, caregiving strain, and parenting challenges. Diane works with people facing life changes, chronic illness, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. She meets people where they are and moves at their pace. Sessions aim to be nonjudgmental and easy to talk through, with space for serious work and moments of lightness when those fit the situation. Diane draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's lead and on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses emotionally focused ideas to look at how feelings shape relationships and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and stress. Diane trained at the University of Kansas and has about 15 years of experience working in psychiatric settings. Her background includes senior counseling, hospice, and work with veterans, first responders, and members of the LGBT community. This variety informs how she tailors support to different needs. People can expect practical conversation, coping strategies, and collaborative goal-setting. Diane emphasizes listening first, then building steps that fit daily life. She invites people who are ready to talk through hard things and find clearer ways forward.

How Diane’s approach translates to online therapy

Client-centered work focuses on following each person's needs and perspective. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully, asks questions that matter to the client, and adapts pacing and techniques to what feels useful in each session. This approach helps with stress, grief, relationship concerns, and many everyday problems.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It gives practical tools for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing skills to lower reactivity and improve emotional regulation, which can help with trauma responses, chronic stress, and compassion fatigue.

Finding the right combination of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try approaches that match those needs, and adjust as progress or challenges emerge. Clients help shape what techniques are used and when to change course.

Online sessions offer flexibility and multiple ways to connect. Video calls allow a face-to-face feel for longer work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life circumstances.