Diane Stutts , LPC

Diane Stutts is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 34 years of experience. She uses straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people facing transitions and everyday struggles. Diane focuses on relationship difficulties, self-esteem, career changes, coping with life transitions, and ADHD. She works in Missouri and conducts sessions in English.

Her work draws on cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and rational-emotive ideas to create practical steps clients can try between sessions. Diane listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people trade them for new habits that fit their goals. Many clients come with workplace stress, communication problems, or questions about life purpose and direction.

She has long experience with young adults, midlife professionals, and older adults who need support during big life shifts. Diane also addresses social anxiety, family of origin issues, forgiveness, and self-love in therapy. Her approach aims to rebuild confidence while keeping plans realistic and doable.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person’s needs. Diane helps clients set clear goals, practice new skills, and notice small changes that add up over time. Conversations are direct but warm, focused on actions and insights that matter in daily life.

Many people seek her help when making career moves, dealing with relationship strain, or managing attention challenges. She also supports those navigating aging-related concerns and the stresses of young adulthood. Diane brings steady clinical experience and practical problem-solving to each session.

Evidence-Based Methods and Flexible Online Care

Diane integrates cognitive-behavioral and humanistic ideas into online work. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through short experiments and skills practice, useful for anxiety, ADHD, and workplace stress. Humanistic approaches emphasize understanding values and personal meaning, which helps people clarify life purpose and build self-love.

Choosing the best approach is a shared process. Diane will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped them before. Together they decide whether to try skills-based work, values-focused reflection, or a mix of both and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, step-by-step skill practice, or when people prefer writing their thoughts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity during life transitions.