Therapist profile
Diane Stapleton, LPC
Colorado
Diane Stapleton, LPC - Stress and Relationship Support
Continue with DianeWhere Diane stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Colorado / LPC.0003394
- NPI
- 1790565406
- Experience
- 23 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Colorado
About
- Codependency concerns
- CBT and client-centered
- Life transition coping
About Diane
Diane Stapleton is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of experience. She helps adults manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and life changes. Diane works with people who find themselves putting others first or feeling stuck by someone else’s moods or crises.
Diane keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that make life harder. Practical tools from cognitive approaches are mixed with attention to personal values and meaning. Work often focuses on clear, doable steps to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day coping.
Clients who struggle with codependency, family-of-origin issues, abandonment, or chronic guilt find the pace steady and measured. Diane also addresses issues like body image, isolation, impulsivity, and problems tied to first responder experiences or end-of-life caregiving. Sessions tend to look at what’s happening now and what small changes could make a difference.
Her background includes many years in varied settings, bringing experience with a wide range of life stressors. Diane describes herself as semi-retired and holds a compact weekly schedule midweek. She encourages people to begin with a simple conversation about what they want to change.
Practical planning is part of the work. Diane helps create clear steps for setting boundaries, managing anxious thoughts, and coping with grief or loss. She asks straightforward questions and supports clients as they try new approaches between sessions.
How sessions work
How Diane’s approaches translate to online work
Diane uses client-centered approaches to focus on what matters to the person in front of her. That means listening closely, reflecting what she hears, and helping people name their priorities. Client-centered work helps with feelings of shame, isolation, or emptiness by putting the person’s concerns first.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT offers practical exercises you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage mood. Solution-focused elements add a short-term emphasis on concrete changes and what can be done now to make life more manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which mix of listening, thought-work, and small experiments feels most useful.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. For some people that means quicker access to a session during a lunch break or a consistent slot midweek without rearranging their schedule.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
23+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Diane address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include codependency, abandonment, family of origin issues, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and practical, combining client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive and solution-focused approaches. The emphasis is on clear steps and noticing unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of professional experience as a counselor. That background includes work across a range of common life stressors.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado. Her practice is based in Colorado.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Check the booking flow for the current pricing details.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. That starts the intake and scheduling process.
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.