- Trauma processing
- Emotion regulation skills
- Guilt and shame
About Diana
Diana Johnstone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 19 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem struggles, and depression. Diana also addresses related concerns such as caregiver stress, family of origin issues, dissociation, and feelings of guilt and shame.
She focuses on a strengths-based, client-centered way of working. Sessions emphasize building practical skills for emotion regulation, coping, and relaxation. Diana uses mindful practices and cognitive-behavioral strategies to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding to difficult feelings.
Diana offers trauma-focused methods including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting for people processing past abuse or overwhelming events. She helps clients who are dealing with panic, post-traumatic stress, or the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters.
Conversations are aimed at making sense of painful memories and current reactions. She supports people in reworking self-judgment, guilt, and shame so they can act with more agency in daily life. Practical skill-building is balanced with time to process hard experiences at a person’s pace.
People who reach out will be invited to set concrete, short-term goals alongside longer-term concerns. Diana’s work tends to blend hands-on skills practice with trauma processing methods to reduce the grip of past events on present choices.
How Diana blends talk, skills, and trauma work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person's choices. It emphasizes building on strengths and setting goals that matter to the individual. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their intensity; it is often used when past events continue to shape current reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Diana will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That might mean starting with skills for emotion regulation and then moving into trauma processing when the person feels ready.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use methods like EMDR and CBT from their own surroundings while keeping the same plan and structure they would use in person. Licensed professionals can adjust session length and focus so therapy matches day-to-day life rather than the other way around.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
Diana works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem issues, and depression. Her practice also includes related concerns such as caregiver stress, family of origin issues, dissociation, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses a client-centered approach focused on strengths and skill building. Practical techniques include cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and emotion regulation practice.
What is her experience with trauma?
She has 19 years of professional experience and provides trauma-focused care for survivors of sexual abuse and assault. Her practice includes EMDR and Brainspotting for trauma processing.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Wisconsin. Her practice is located in Wisconsin and she works within that licensure.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does her fee and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on your chosen plan and location.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.