Diane Pukajlo, LCSW, CSW

Diane Pukajlo is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career concerns, depression, and life changes. She brings 20 years of professional experience to sessions and focuses on practical ways to move forward when problems feel overwhelming.

Her style centers on listening first and then working together to build solutions. Diane respects each person's perspective and treats clients as experts in their own lives. She uses clear goals and steady support to help people make small, meaningful changes.

In sessions Diane draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-focused work, and client-centered methods. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, strengthen important relationships, and name values that guide decisions. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to set realistic next steps.

Diane has spent much of her career helping people cope with caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, loneliness, communication problems, panic attacks, and midlife concerns. She also offers support around polyamory and non-monogamous relationship questions, seasonal affective disorder, and women's issues.

Clients can expect a calm, practical approach that balances empathy with clear tools. Diane encourages steady progress and adjusts plans to fit each person's needs. She practices in Colorado as an LCSW, or licensed clinical social worker, and also holds the CSW credential.

Practical therapy approaches for online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and stress management by teaching skills to change thinking and behavior.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect present connections. This work helps people address communication problems, attachment issues, and relationship strain by building awareness and safer ways of relating.

Diane uses a client-centered attitude to keep the work focused on each person's goals and values. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable steps. Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client's needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single path.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone calls can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or brief reflections. These options make it easier to work therapy into a schedule and to use the format that best fits each moment and goal.