About Diana
Diana Elstad is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 35 years of experience. She has supported people facing depression, addiction and a wide range of life stresses. Diana aims to be warm, kind, and a steady listener during hard conversations.
She has worked in community clinics, treatment centers, hospitals, and private practice across Washington. That long experience includes many people dealing with anxiety, PTSD, grief, relationship struggles, and recovery from substance use. She also has a background in geriatric mental health and has helped clients with aging-related concerns.
Diana describes her approach as eclectic. She draws on client-centered methods to focus on each person’s needs and values. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns of thinking and dialectical behavior strategies to teach practical skills for intense emotions.
Sessions emphasize respectful listening and finding what lies beneath the words. The therapist helps people name problems, try small changes, and build clearer ways to cope. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the person’s comfort.
People seeking help for depression, relationship pain, addiction, stress, or life transitions will find a direct, steady style. Diana invites prospective clients to share their concerns so the two of them can map out goals and next steps together.
She has worked in community clinics, treatment centers, hospitals, and private practice across Washington. That long experience includes many people dealing with anxiety, PTSD, grief, relationship struggles, and recovery from substance use. She also has a background in geriatric mental health and has helped clients with aging-related concerns.
Diana describes her approach as eclectic. She draws on client-centered methods to focus on each person’s needs and values. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns of thinking and dialectical behavior strategies to teach practical skills for intense emotions.
Sessions emphasize respectful listening and finding what lies beneath the words. The therapist helps people name problems, try small changes, and build clearer ways to cope. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the person’s comfort.
People seeking help for depression, relationship pain, addiction, stress, or life transitions will find a direct, steady style. Diana invites prospective clients to share their concerns so the two of them can map out goals and next steps together.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.