Diane Langston-Schicker, LMFT
Experienced, practical therapy for real-life change
Details
| Name | Diane Langston-Schicker |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 27 |
About Diane
Diane Langston-Schicker is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida with 27 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges in everyday language and practical steps. Diane focuses on helping clients sort through life changes and regain a sense of direction.
She uses Narrative and Attachment-based ideas to help people reframe difficult stories from their past. Sessions also draw on client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on each person's priorities.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral techniques are used when clients want concrete tools for stress, sleep, or mood problems. Diane often helps people recover from abuse and manage addictions by breaking problems into manageable steps. She also supports those dealing with grief, caregiver strain, body image, and sexuality and intimacy concerns.
Her work includes attention to ADHD, bipolar issues, and complicated family histories like adoption and blended families. The approach is collaborative and straightforward. Diane listens for what matters most, then helps set small goals and practical strategies.
She pays attention to how past experiences shape current patterns and to ways clients can try new behaviors. Sessions can include talk, skill practice, and guided reflection. Diane aims to help clients build self-compassion, clearer boundaries, and stronger coping habits.
Over time the work focuses on day-to-day changes that make life feel more manageable.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Diane works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Diane among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Diane directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Diane directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and attachment work online
Online sessions can include Narrative Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered work to fit what you need. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and rename their life stories so they can see different choices and meanings. It is useful for identity concerns, life transitions, and reframing past events. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating and feeling. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on your priorities and pace, offering a nonjudgmental space to talk and try new ways of coping.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and suggest which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the approach over time based on what is helpful and what feels comfortable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflections between sessions, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the work focused and practical.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Diane commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship challenges, plus grief, addictions, sleep and eating issues, and parenting strains.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions combine listening with practical steps and small goal-setting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the LMFT credential and practices in Florida.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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