Diane Shrock-Wang , LMFT

Diane Shrock-Wang is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and build steadier self-esteem. Diane works with adults facing grief, trauma, addictive patterns, and identity questions including LGBT concerns. Her approach centers on listening first and then tailoring tools to each person. She blends attachment-informed work with client-centered listening and cognitive strategies. Sessions may include processing past hurts, building clearer communication, and practicing small behavior changes that add up over time. Diane has long experience supporting people through career shifts, parenting strain, and caregiver stress. She also helps those wrestling with eating or sleeping difficulties, anger, or the emotional fallout of adoption and family-of-origin issues. She aims to help clients find clearer priorities and more predictable emotional responses. EMDR is part of her toolkit for people processing trauma and abuse, while imago-based ideas guide work on intimacy and communication. Diane adapts her methods to match the pace a person needs and the goals they set together. Based in California, she brings calm, practical guidance to sessions and emphasizes skills people can use between meetings. Her style is steady and respectful, focused on helping people make real changes that fit their daily life.

Approaches that guide online care

Diane uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early relationships shape current reactions. This work can help with intimacy issues, insecurity, and patterns that repeat across relationships. She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood.

EMDR is offered for people who need focused help processing traumatic memories. That approach involves gentle, structured processing to reduce the intensity of distressing memories and the reactions they trigger. Together, Diane and the person decide which method or combination feels most useful for meeting their goals. She treats finding the right approach as a shared process. The therapist will listen to the person's history, needs, and preferences and suggest options. Clients and Diane then try techniques and adjust the plan as progress and comfort dictate.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to maintain regular work on goals despite busy lives.