Diane is a Registered Psychotherapist in Owen Sound, Ontario. Diane has been counselling and providing therapy to couples and individuals for years in Calgary, Alberta and most recently, in Owen Sound since moving here in 2016.
Diane has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and her Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology from Athabasca University. Diane has formal training in many areas such as Sex Therapy, Couples and Marital Therapy, Trauma and working with the Brain, CEN, Grief Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Her experience includes, but is not limited to, helping couples through infidelity, communication difficulties, life transitions, working in business together, second marriages, sandwich generation difficulties, polyamory, and illness.
Her couples' work is influenced by Esther Perel, Drs. Bayder & Pearson, Drs. Gottman & Gottman, Dr. Jonice Webb, Terry Real and Dr. Tomm.
Diane is a graduate of the year long program of the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. She has specific training in dealing with Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) and ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences), and she is a Level I graduate from the Institute for Relational Intimacy in "Assessing & Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy".
She has worked extensively with couples from many cultures and backgrounds including those in the LGBQT community. She has done extensive work with couples dealing with step- and blended families as well as polyamourous or open relationships, BDSM or other non-traditional relationship modalaties.
Diane is also a published author.
Diane is a registered member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario She is available to provide counselling therapy in Owen Sound and online therapy to all Canadians (some limitations).
Diane works with people who would like to improve their relationships or improve their connections with other people. This may include couples or people in relationships who are struggling with disconnection, poor communication, infidelity, depression, anxiety, sexual identities, sexual challenges, life transitions, illness or death, parenting/stepparenting, or any other relationship challenges. Diane works together with her clients to determine where change needs to happen and how to make it happen so that they may live a fulfilled and happy life.
Using a secure telemedicine platform, Diane offers the convenience of online therapy using video conferencing in the comfort of your home or chosen location. This enables her to provide a more affordable mode of therapy with the anonymity and privacy clients deserve while discussing difficult life matters.