Diane Sullivan

• Relationship difficulties
• Trauma and grief
• Anxiety and depression

About Diane

Diane Sullivan works with people facing life changes and difficult events, using a person-centred approach to talk things through. She is a qualified counsellor registered with NCPS and has six years' experience working in the UK.

Diane focuses on relationship problems, separation and divorce, infidelity, and family conflict. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief and bereavement, anxiety, depression and low mood. She has experience supporting those affected by near death experiences related to illness or medical events.

Her sessions are based on person-centred counselling, which keeps the client at the centre of the work. Diane listens and reflects what is helpful, and she helps people identify what they want to change. Conversations are paced to suit the person and their circumstances.

She also works with a wide range of concerns linked to behaviour and identity, including addictions, intimacy-related issues, body image, BDSM and kink culture, and LGBT matters. Other areas she addresses include parenting stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and job or career worries.

Diane offers practical support for coping with anger, communication problems, commitment and control issues, dissociation, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment. Her aim is to help people clarify goals and find ways to move forward that feel manageable.

Sessions are conducted in English from the UK. Diane uses her counselling experience to help people explore what matters to them and plan realistic next steps.

How Diane uses person-centred counselling online

Person-centred counselling puts the client's concerns and priorities at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens carefully, reflects what is said, and helps the client identify their own goals and next steps; this approach suits relationship difficulties, grief, anxiety and low mood.

Diane emphasises a respectful, client-led way of working where the person decides what to focus on. She will discuss options and agree together which ways of working feel most helpful, so finding the right approach is part of the therapy process and happens collaboratively.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family commitments, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter or longer check-ins when needed. Some formats also use less bandwidth or do not require being on camera, which can help on busy days. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use online work to provide continuity of care and practical access while discussing the best fit for each person.

Topics Diane lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Diane

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She lists anxiety among the concerns she supports and uses person-centred counselling to explore symptoms and coping options.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises person-centred therapy, which focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people set their own goals.

What experience does she have?

She has six years' experience as a counsellor working in the United Kingdom.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She is based in the United Kingdom and holds NCPS as a recorded credential.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.