Diane Kohm , LMFT

Diane Kohm is a licensed marriage and family therapist with thirty years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and other life transitions. She often focuses on women's issues and supports people coping with self-esteem, career concerns, sleep struggles, ADHD, and trauma. Diane writes and talks plainly about what needs to change and how to start making those shifts.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She prioritizes listening first, then helps clients try practical steps that fit their daily lives. Sessions focus on clear goals, learning new ways to respond to difficult feelings, and improving communication in relationships.

Diane uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-based action, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to address relationship patterns, and Client-Centered techniques to keep the work grounded in the client’s experience.

She brings experience with a wide range of concerns including family of origin issues, codependency, forgiveness work, life purpose, and midlife change. Diane also supports people with veteran and armed forces issues, workplace stress, and bipolar-related challenges.

Diane holds an LMFT credential and works from Missouri. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Practical formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How therapeutic methods translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that align with those values. It is useful for managing anxiety, stress, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. It often helps with anxiety, sleep problems, and mood concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and shifting emotional responses in relationships, and elements of the Gottman Method guide practical communication and conflict skills for couples.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Diane will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods that match goals, preferences, and the specific issues brought to sessions. That shared decision making helps ensure the plan feels useful and realistic.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and eye contact, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or visual focus are limited, live chat works well for brief check-ins or when typing feels more comfortable, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches without long commutes.