Diane McCollum , LPC, LMFT

Diane McCollum brings more than 20 years of counseling experience working with adults and children across a range of settings. She approaches clients with a family-systems perspective grounded in warmth, compassion, and a humanist-spiritual foundation, helping people navigate life transitions rather than labeling them as helpless. Diane views clients as brave for choosing change and draws on her own experience of benefiting from counseling to inform her belief in the helping process. She emphasizes a therapeutic alliance built on mutual respect, honesty, clear communication, and firm boundaries, and she strives to role model dignity and respect for individuals and families as they work through challenges.

Diane has supported many clients in moving beyond trauma and abuse to develop a clearer understanding of how the past may influence the present. She encourages clients to set goals that reflect their unique needs and treats therapy as a collaborative learning process in which both client and therapist explore issues together. Diane holds professional credentials as an LPC and an LMFT - LPC meaning Licensed Professional Counselor, a credential for mental health counseling, and LMFT meaning Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a credential focused on couples and family systems. Based in Texas, her areas of focus include trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, ADHD, stress, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Diane integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her work. ACT focuses on helping clients clarify their values and take meaningful action even in the presence of difficult thoughts or feelings - it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and listening so clients feel understood and can lead their own change process - this approach supports relationship issues, grief, and self-esteem concerns. CBT provides practical tools to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, stress, and depression.

Diane approaches treatment collaboratively, helping each person determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She treats finding the right therapeutic approach as part of the work itself, adapting strategies as the relationship and understanding deepen so clients can pursue realistic, personally meaningful goals.

Online therapy with Diane can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and for meeting clients where they are. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, caregiving, and other commitments, while allowing therapists and licensed professionals to apply evidence-informed approaches in ways that suit each client’s life.