Therapist profile
Dianna Wheeler, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and trauma
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 72147
- NPI1952854259
- Experience13 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Client-centered focus
About Dianna
Dianna Wheeler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 13 years of clinical experience. She began studying psychology as a teen and has built a career focused on practical support for everyday problems. Her work encompasses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, relationship concerns, parenting, addiction, ADHD, and related areas.
Wheeler spent much of her career in community mental health and also leads court-ordered treatment groups while maintaining part-time individual therapy. She emphasizes understanding how past experiences shape current reactions. Sessions aim to increase awareness, build coping skills, and strengthen emotional self-reliance.
Her approach mixes talking through issues with concrete tools. People who want to reduce reactivity, manage resentment, or change patterns that affect work and relationships will find straightforward strategies here. She also works with grief, intimacy-related struggles, career stress, compassion fatigue, and several personality and attachment-related concerns.
Therapy can include examining past wounds, practicing new ways to respond in heated moments, and developing a toolbox of skills for daily life. Dianna uses techniques drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to create a practical plan.
Clients are invited to set goals and track small changes between sessions. The emphasis is on skill building and growing confidence to handle difficult feelings. To begin, people follow the site's matching process and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on helping people feel heard and respected while they set their own goals. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead and supports problem solving and personal insight. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific techniques to interrupt unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms like anger and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skill-building in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful when strong emotions arise. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose techniques that fit current needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying CBT exercises for a few sessions, then adding DBT skills or psychodynamic discussion depending on progress. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during breaks or from different locations. Short check-ins can be scheduled when needed, and video or phone meetings can be adjusted to match technology and bandwidth needs. Overall, online sessions aim to deliver the same practical skill building and reflective work as in-person therapy while making it easier to attend regularly.Areas of focus
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, addiction, ADHD, grief, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered conversation with practical tools from CBT and DBT and uses motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in community mental health and in court-ordered treatment groups, alongside part-time individual therapy.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking to know how appointments are held.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.