Diane McCollum , LPC, LMFT

Diane McCollum is a licensed counselor with 20 years of experience working with adults and children across a variety of settings. She approaches counseling from a humanist-spiritual perspective combined with family systems thinking, bringing warmth and compassion to clinical work while maintaining clear professional boundaries.

She holds LPC and LMFT credentials - LPC meaning Licensed Professional Counselor and LMFT meaning Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - qualifications that allow her to provide individual counseling and family or couples work. Having used counseling personally, she values the helping process and understands how meaningful change is possible, which shapes her belief that clients are not sick or helpless but often navigating life transitions where they may feel stuck.

Diane emphasizes a therapeutic alliance built on mutual respect, honesty, open communication, and consistent boundaries. She draws on trauma-focused approaches and other modalities to support people recovering from trauma and abuse, helping them develop a clearer view of how past experiences may influence the present. She encourages clients to set their own goals and treats therapy as a collaborative learning process, striving to see situations through each person’s perspective while honoring the dignity of the individual and the family.

Could remote therapy be a fit for your needs?

Many people wonder whether counseling delivered remotely really makes a difference. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or navigating life transitions, online therapy has been shown to be just as effective as traditional in-person sessions.

One major benefit is flexibility. Clients can choose the format that best fits their routine and comfort level - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging - which makes it easier to integrate therapy into a busy life.

Licensed professionals provide these services, and if the relationship does not feel like the right fit clients are generally able to switch to a different therapist at any time.