- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LMHC, LMHP
- Licensed in
- Nebraska, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Dianna
Dianna Johnson is a licensed mental health counselor with 30 years of experience working in Nebraska. She focuses on grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, motivation, and navigating major life changes. Dianna presents a calm, straightforward approach that aims to make the first steps easier for someone who is worried or unsure.
Her sessions emphasize practical conversation and usable strategies. She listens for strengths in each person's story and helps build small, realistic steps toward change.
Background and approach
Parents often come for help with routines, confidence, and communication; others seek support after loss or during big transitions. Dianna combines talk-based work with coaching elements to help clients set goals and notice progress. She encourages action between sessions so changes extend into daily life.
The pace is set to match what a person can manage right now. Her background spans three decades of clinical work in Nebraska, supporting people through end-of-life issues, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, immigration issues, and recovery after disasters. That breadth informs a practical, problem-solving style.
Sessions are offered in English and use formats that include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Dianna describes therapy as a collaboration where the client is the expert on their life and she offers guidance, tools, and encouragement along the way.
What Dianna works with
Everything Dianna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Dianna helps people with.
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches for online parenting and life changes
Dianna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work. One common approach is goal-focused coaching that helps people set realistic steps, track progress, and build routines that support parenting and daily functioning. This method is useful for improving confidence and motivation.Another approach emphasizes grief-focused conversation and coping skills. These sessions include gentle processing of loss, creating rituals or routines that honor what was lost, and learning ways to manage strong emotions as they arise. This can help when adjusting to major life transitions or end-of-life caregiving roles.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to match methods to the issues, goals, and preferences presented in early sessions. If an approach needs adjusting, she will discuss alternatives and try a different way forward together.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people maintain face-to-face contact while saving travel time. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide flexible, ongoing support between appointments and can help with brief coaching, reminders, or checking in on progress.
Questions people ask about Dianna
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with grief and loss, parenting issues, self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes. She also addresses caregiver stress, blended family issues, hospice and end-of-life matters, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions blend talk therapy and coaching. She listens for strengths, helps set realistic goals, and suggests small steps to practice between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She brings 30 years of professional experience working in mental health. That experience includes work with adoption and foster care, immigration issues, and disaster-related coping.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds licenses as LMHC and LMHP and is based in Nebraska. Licensing is listed as WA LMHC LH and NE LMHP in her credentials.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I meet online or by phone?
Yes. Session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is handled through a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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