About Dianne
Dianne Gadishaw is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and family conflict. She meets clients where they are and emphasizes strengths rather than labels.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set small, manageable goals. Sessions often include talking through difficult moments, learning coping skills, and practicing new ways to respond to stress.
Background and approach
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Dianne uses methods that help clients notice their thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. She also helps people explore relationship patterns and build healthier emotional connections.
This can be especially useful for those facing loss, past abuse, or the ongoing pressures of caregiving and hospice concerns. She brings additional focus to first responder issues, gender dysphoria, HIV and AIDS related concerns, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics. That means she is familiar with the unique stresses these situations can bring and can help people find practical ways to manage them.
Dianne works with goals you set together. She supports decision making and coping skills that fit day-to-day life. The work is paced to the person, with ongoing check-ins to make sure sessions are helping.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Dianne often draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting controlled by them, and it supports choosing actions that reflect personal values. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and lift mood.Choosing an approach is a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their situation. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into real life. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, and people who prefer written communication.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Depression
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English