Diane Trosch, LPC

Diane Trosch is a licensed professional counselor with 28 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and addiction concerns. She focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and help people feel more able to manage day-to-day life. Diane works with issues like caregiver stress, feelings of emptiness, and challenges tied to midlife changes. Diane aims to make sessions straightforward and calm. She listens without judgment and helps clients set small, doable goals. Conversations often cover communication habits, boundaries, and ways to rebuild self-esteem. Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors. She also uses client-centered listening to follow what matters most to the person in the room. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing tools are offered when helpful to strengthen commitment and coping skills. Over nearly three decades she has supported people with grief, trauma, substance use issues, and ongoing mood concerns. Diane pays attention to how life roles - such as caregiver or worker - affect emotional health and energy. People typically leave her sessions with concrete steps to try between meetings. Diane helps clients track progress, adjust plans, and notice small changes that add up. She practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy is built around careful listening and following what matters most to the person. In online sessions this means the therapist reflects concerns, clarifies goals, and helps people feel heard before moving to strategies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce worry and lift mood. It works well for anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and stress by giving clear steps to try between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy introduces short attention and breathing practices to manage overwhelming emotion and improve focus; these exercises can be practiced during brief check-ins or longer conversations online.

Choosing the best approach is a team process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan together so the work fits the client's needs and pace. That collaborative stance helps people stay engaged and make steady progress.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different situations. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skill teaching and emotional work. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and between-session support easier to fit into a busy day. These options help therapy happen around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.