Counsellor profile
Diane Sullivan, NCPS
Counsellor - Relationships and life changes
Continue with DianeAbout
- Person-centred approach
- Relationship breakdown
- Grief and bereavement
About Diane
Diane Sullivan is a qualified counsellor (NCPS) practising in the United Kingdom with six years of experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, sudden life changes, grief and loss, anxiety and depression. Her listing notes a particular interest in family and parenting concerns and related stressors.
She uses a person-centred approach that keeps conversations focused on what matters to the individual. Sessions are conversational and paced to the client's needs. Diane helps people talk through separation, divorce, infidelity and the practical fallout from relationship breakdowns.
Diane also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, and those dealing with bereavement and complicated grief. She has experience with near-death experiences that stem from illness or medical emergencies, and works with the emotional aftermath of those events.
Other areas she sees include anxiety, low mood, addictive behaviours, compulsive patterns around eating and sleeping, and difficulties with intimacy or self-esteem. She also helps people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, body-image distress, and challenges around commitment and codependency.
Her sessions aim to be respectful and sensitive. Diane emphasises steady, practical conversation over technical language. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and books a first session through the online options button.
How sessions work
How client-centred work fits with online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy is about putting the client's experience at the heart of the session. It involves open conversation, active listening and reflecting back what the person says so they can clarify their own feelings and choices. This approach is often helpful for relationship difficulties, grief and life transitions because it emphasises the person's perspective.That same person-focused approach guides decisions about methods and pace. The therapist will work together with the client to decide what feels most useful. Conversations about goals, practical steps and simple exercises are part of finding the right fit rather than being imposed up front.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around family and work commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use audio-only contact if that suits their day better. The therapist will discuss which arrangements make sense for practical scheduling and how to shape sessions to fit the client's life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which problems does she work with related to family?
She helps people with family conflict, parenting stress and difficulties that follow separation or divorce.
What style of therapy does she use in sessions?
Her practice follows a person-centred, or Client-Centred Therapy, approach that keeps conversation focused on the client's experience and priorities.
How many years has she been practising?
She has six years of experience working with adults on relationship, grief, anxiety and life-change issues.
What credentials and where does she work?
She is listed with the NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions held?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.