Diane Poehlman , LMHC

Diane Poehlman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with more than 30 years of clinical experience. As an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she combines extensive training with a practical, strengths-based approach to help people move past obstacles and shape the lives they want to lead.

Born and raised in upstate New York, she has lived and traveled in many areas of the United States, gaining perspective on diverse cultures, world views, and belief systems. That breadth of experience informs her work across a variety of care settings, including inpatient and outpatient programs, group homes, foster care, juvenile justice, and work with clients facing dual diagnoses and other mental health concerns.

She believes everyone deserves contentment and self-acceptance, and she focuses on removing roadblocks that prevent forward movement. Diane has experience addressing addictions, LGBT issues, depression, bipolar disorder, anger, low self-esteem, anxiety, grief and loss, and family and relationship challenges. She helps identify how past events influence present functioning and supports clients in letting go or developing new ways of being that better serve their life journey.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral methods and reality-based strategies, teaching practical tools to reach goals, find solutions, and maintain a positive focus.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people recognize and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is practical and goal-oriented, often used for issues such as anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors to build skills for managing symptoms and making concrete changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It can benefit people who struggle with intense emotions, relationship conflicts, or difficulty coping with stress by offering tools to respond more effectively in challenging moments.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within close relationships. It is useful when addressing attachment needs, couples concerns, and relational patterns that affect intimacy and connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Diane works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She draws on her training and the client’s feedback to tailor an approach that evolves over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule consistent care, maintain continuity across locations, and fit therapy into busy or changing lives while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt methods to the online format.