- Trauma support
- Skill building
- Strengths focused
About Diana
Diana Johnstone is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin with 19 years of practice. She focuses on trauma therapy and common concerns such as anxiety, depression, anger, and self-esteem. Diana centers sessions on the person's strengths and practical skills. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk without feeling judged.
Her work supports people recovering from sexual abuse and assault and others coping with post-traumatic stress and dissociation. She uses hands-on techniques to help people manage panic, mood shifts, and overwhelming emotions. Diana also helps with relationship struggles, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
Sessions often include learning concrete coping and relaxation tools. She helps clients build emotion regulation skills and practical plans to handle day-to-day challenges. People leave sessions with steps they can try between meetings.
Diana uses a mix of client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, dialectical behavior ideas, and EMDR-related approaches. She frames therapy as collaborative work, adjusting methods to each person's needs and goals. This makes therapy feel personalized and focused on real-world progress.
She recognizes the strain that disasters and sudden losses can cause, and she supports people dealing with those kinds of upheaval. If you are considering starting, expect a gentle, steady approach that emphasizes safety, pacing, and skill building.
Approaches for online trauma and stress care
Diana uses client-centered work to follow each person's pace and priorities. This approach emphasizes listening, building trust, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client. It helps when someone needs a steady, person-focused place to talk about difficult experiences.She also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, to help process disturbing memories and reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions. EMDR is used to revisit upsetting memories with structured processing techniques that can reduce emotional charge over time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that drive anxiety or depression, offering practical exercises and behavior steps to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative planning may include trying different techniques and adjusting pace as progress is made.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session formats before booking since options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for focused check-ins between other commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, relaxation practices, and skill training to virtual sessions so progress continues even when meeting remotely.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Diana commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues like caregiver stress, dissociation, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her typical therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and skills-focused, combining cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and elements of dialectical behavior work to teach coping and emotion regulation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience providing trauma-informed therapy and support for people managing mood and anxiety concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she is licensed in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Diana?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.