Therapist profile
Diane Critchlow, LMHC
Washington
LMHC - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Washington / LH61026176
- NPI
- 1952972671
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Washington
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centered sessions
- CBT techniques
About Diane
Diane Critchlow is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Washington with 12 years of practice. She works with adults on common struggles such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship strain, family problems, and compassion fatigue. Diane also helps people coping with trauma, life transitions, and issues tied to attachment and codependency.
She uses a mix of approaches to fit the situation. Diane draws on attachment-based work to look at how past relationships shape present patterns. She uses client-centered methods to keep conversations focused on the person’s goals and priorities. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives.
Sessions tend to be conversational and interactive. Diane helps clients learn new skills for handling emotions, setting boundaries, and improving communication. She also supports people working through abandonment, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, and body image difficulties.
Diane has experience addressing domestic violence, dependent personality tendencies, commitment and control issues, and family of origin problems. She includes trauma-informed perspectives when past abuse or overwhelming events are part of a person’s history. Her approach aims to increase a person’s ability to respond to life stressors more effectively.
People who want to change specific patterns often work on problem solving, creating clearer goals, and practicing small behavior changes. Diane guides those steps while focusing on what the client wants to accomplish next.
How sessions work
Approach and how online sessions are handled
Diane commonly uses attachment-based work to examine how early relationships influence current behavior and emotional reactions; this helps when patterns like codependency and attachment difficulties show up in close relationships. Client-centered therapy is another part of her practice and focuses sessions on what the person wants to change, using open conversation to clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try concrete behavior experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane will discuss different methods with the client and together decide which fits best based on goals and preferences. That collaboration helps shape session focus and the skills practiced between meetings.
Session formats are not specified in the source biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and avoid travel time. Many people find video or phone sessions let them keep continuity of care while handling work, family, or health constraints, and Diane will talk through practical scheduling and format choices during the intake to match them to each person’s routine.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Washington
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, and compassion fatigue. Codependency and related patterns like people-pleasing and trouble saying no are included in her focus areas.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is interactive and conversational, focusing on skills and practical changes. She combines attachment, client-centered, and cognitive behavioral approaches in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Diane has 12 years of counseling experience working with adults on mood, relationship, and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with a Washington LMHC credential and practices in Washington state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the intake process.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.