Diana Johnstone, LCSW

Diana Johnstone is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She focuses on building practical skills and supporting clients as they work toward clearer coping strategies and improved emotional balance. Diana keeps language simple and aims to make the work feel doable for people under pressure.

She emphasizes strengths and teaches concrete tools for emotion regulation and relaxation. Diana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on client-centered principles to prioritize each person's goals and pace.

Diana has a long history supporting people after traumatic events, including survivors of sexual abuse and assault. She offers approaches that target traumatic memories and the ways those memories affect daily life. Her work includes attention to dissociation, panic, and other trauma-related symptoms.

In sessions she practices skill-building for self-esteem, anger, and relationship concerns. Diana helps people develop routines for managing mood and reducing isolation. She also supports those coping with caregiver strain, pregnancy and childbirth stress, and life transitions.

Her practice in Wisconsin blends practical tools with a calm, nonjudgmental approach. Diana invites people to take small steps and tries to make each session useful in everyday life.

How Diana blends proven approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy puts each person's experience and goals first. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping people set their own priorities for change. This approach suits people who want a collaborative, paced process.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It uses simple exercises and homework to try out new ways of coping with anxiety, mood problems, panic, and day-to-day stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy contributes skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. These are practical tools for managing strong feelings, improving communication, and handling crises more calmly.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diana will discuss options with each person and help choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. The choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people have fuller conversations and use visual cues, while phone sessions can fit better into a busy schedule or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other commitments.