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Diana Fischer

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Diana Fischer, LMFT

California

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLMFT
  • LicenseLMFT, California / 25238
  • NPI1629296520
  • Experience35 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationCalifornia

About

  • Parenting coaching
  • Family patterns work
  • Communication skills

About Diana

Diana Fischer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 35 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, substance problems, grief, anger, and major life changes. Diana also helps people facing trauma, family-of-origin issues, and the long shadow of addiction or violence in families.

She offers coaching to parents and individuals who want concrete steps to change family patterns. Her work emphasizes practical skills that people can try between sessions. Sessions focus on clear goals, improving communication, and managing strong reactions such as anger or intense frustration.

Diana describes her style as centered on strengths and respectful listening. She aims to help people feel heard and understood, then work together to set small, achievable goals. That approach is intended to build confidence and reduce repeated conflict over time.

Her background includes decades of working with family dynamics, adoption and foster care concerns, blended-family issues, and addiction-related problems. She addresses specific topics like fatherhood issues, codependency, and communication problems alongside mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder.

Practical problem solving and steady, experience-based guidance shape her sessions. People who want straightforward tools for handling anger, improving relationships, or supporting parenting often seek this style. Before booking, confirm current session formats and logistics to make sure they fit your needs.

How sessions work

Practical approaches for managing anger and family stress

Two evidence-based techniques Diana draws on are skills-based work and goal-focused coaching. Skills-based work teaches concrete ways to notice and manage intense feelings, practice calmer responses, and rebuild conversations after conflicts. This is useful for anger, communication problems, and stress that affects relationships.

Goal-focused coaching breaks larger family patterns into small steps. It helps people try new behaviors between sessions and measure what changes. That approach can support parents, people dealing with addiction effects, and those trying to change multigenerational patterns of violence or neglect.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Diana will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work or family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Ask about the specific session arrangements offered so you can pick what fits your routine.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesADHD

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

35+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Diana works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, addiction issues, grief, and related family problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is strength-focused and centered on listening. She helps people set clear goals and practices concrete skills between sessions.

How much experience does she bring?

She has practiced as a marriage and family therapist for 35 years in California.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a California LMFT and works from California.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

Which session formats are provided?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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