Diane Kohm, LMFT

Diane Kohm is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Missouri who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and midlife transitions. She also supports those dealing with depression, sleep problems, career shifts, ADHD, and trauma and abuse. Diane writes plainly and aims to help people make real changes in everyday life.

Diane draws on three decades of experience as a therapist. She focuses on practical steps you can try between sessions. Conversations center on identifying what matters to you, noticing unhelpful patterns, and trying small changes that can have a big effect.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then suggests tools that match a person’s goals. Therapy may involve exploring family of origin patterns, improving communication, rebuilding self-esteem, or addressing codependency.

Clinical approaches Diane uses include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, client-centered listening, and principles from the Gottman Method. These methods are applied in straightforward ways to help with coping, decision making, and relationship repair.

Diane has worked with a wide range of concerns over her career and emphasizes practical problem-solving. She encourages people to consider their life purpose, forgiveness work, and self-love as part of healing. Her aim is to help people translate inner shifts into healthier relationships and clearer next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, and major life transitions like a midlife crisis.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more useful habits. CBT is often applied to depression, sleep problems, and managing anxiety symptoms.

Diane sees finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life, and she adjusts her approach as therapy progresses so it stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow therapy to happen from wherever you are located. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for consistent follow-up, quick check-ins, and integrating therapeutic tools into everyday routines.