Dianna Roland-Sumlin , LCSW

Dianna Roland-Sumlin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida who draws on more than a decade of experience to support individuals, couples, and teams. She works with young adults, couples, and members of LGBTQ and BIPOC communities, helping people explore the patterns and life experiences that affect their well-being. Dianna integrates client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and mindfulness-based practices to create treatment plans that emphasize insight, practical skills, and personal goals.

Her areas of focus include stress and anxiety management, depression and mood concerns, ADHD, anger and impulse challenges, relationship and family issues, trauma and grief, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, commitment and control issues, feelings of emptiness, family of origin problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Dianna often incorporates guided mindfulness and meditation exercises alongside structured CBT and DBT interventions to help clients build coping skills and improve daily functioning.

In addition to clinical practice, Dianna is a Mental Performance Consultant with a second master’s degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology, offering tailored support for athletes and teams who want to enhance performance on and off the field. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process, partnering with clients to identify meaningful goals and actionable steps toward growth and healing.

Approaches for Online Care and Skill-Building

Dianna Roland-Sumlin draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors to improve day-to-day functioning and emotional balance.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is especially helpful for people coping with intense emotions, impulsivity, relationship conflicts, and self-management challenges.

Mindfulness-based practices are integrated into sessions to support present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. These practices often include guided breathing and brief meditation exercises that complement skills learned through CBT and DBT.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Dianna collaborates with each client to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She works with clients to test what helps most and adjusts the plan over time to reflect progress and changing priorities.

Online therapy offers flexibility to receive care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations.