Diane Stapleton
Calm guidance for life’s difficult transitions
LPC Colorado
- Experience
- 23 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Diane
Diane Stapleton is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and life transitions.
Background and approach
With 23 years of experience, she aims to provide a steady, supportive presence for clients who are ready to take the often-difficult first step toward greater emotional balance and clearer coping strategies. Diane cultivates an atmosphere where clients can express thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment and where practical goals guide the work.
Her practice emphasizes collaboration and flexibility, meeting clients midweek as she maintains a reduced, semi-retired schedule. Diane draws on several therapeutic frameworks to tailor treatment to each person’s needs, blending approaches to address symptoms, explore meaning, and strengthen daily functioning.
She works with adults across a range of concerns and brings decades of clinical experience to the therapeutic process, helping clients move toward more satisfying ways of living and relating to themselves and others.
Therapeutic Approaches for Online Growth and Coping
Client-centered therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathic space where the person’s own goals guide the work; it helps when someone needs understanding, validation, and support to explore feelings and values. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools for anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship difficulties. Existential therapy invites exploration of meaning, choice, and personal responsibility, which can be useful for clients facing life transitions, feelings of emptiness, or questions about purpose.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to determine which blend of methods best fits their needs, goals, and personal preferences. Sessions may shift emphasis over time as issues evolve and progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and for choosing a format that feels most comfortable. These remote formats make it easier to fit therapy into midweek routines and can support consistent work even when life is busy or circumstances change.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English