Diana Lively, LPC

Diana Lively, LPC, helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and relationship struggles. She supports those facing depression, grief, self-esteem concerns, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and sexual identity. Her work also covers parenting strain, career stress, sleep and eating problems, and coping with major life changes.

Diana draws on 16 years in the mental health field, including work in community mental health and rehabilitation programs. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change everyday habits. In addiction and relapse prevention she applies structured recovery work alongside mindfulness and wellness practices to support sustained change.

Her background includes a master’s degree in Criminal Justice and a master’s in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling. She holds the LPC credential and has supervised roles in addiction and mental health counseling in Oklahoma. Diana has run outpatient education and recovery groups and has experience coordinating alternatives to sentencing and rehabilitation services with the courts.

In sessions she blends cognitive techniques with client-centered, attachment-focused, and acceptance-based ideas. That lets clients practice new skills and make choices that match their values. She also brings experience with dialectical skills for emotion regulation when needed.

Diana emphasizes practical steps families can take to reduce conflict and improve communication. She uses psychoeducation to help people recognize patterns and try different ways of relating. Her approach is straightforward, collaborative, and aimed at usable changes in daily life.

Approaches that shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It’s useful for anxiety, low mood, and motivation problems because it focuses on what matters to the person rather than getting stuck on difficult thoughts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, sleeping and eating concerns, and many everyday habit changes.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal skills. It can help with anger, mood swings, and stress that affects relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That lets the plan change over time as needs evolve.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten a check-in when time is tight, avoid travel time, or choose a meeting style that lets someone be off camera. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, or DBT tools to an online setting so clients can practice skills between meetings and bring progress back to sessions.