Therapist profile
Diana Gaona, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 95889
- NPI1255212858
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
- LocationTexas
About
- Anger management skills
- Parenting support
- English and Spanish
About Diana
Diana Gaona is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, parenting challenges, and attention-related difficulties. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Diana focuses on practical ways to reduce reactive moments and to manage frustration before it escalates. She helps people notice the patterns that lead to snapping at loved ones or feeling overwhelmed at work. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented, with small skills people can try between sessions.
She also supports parents and caregivers managing ongoing strain. That can mean improving everyday communication with children, setting realistic limits, or finding short routines that lower stress. Diana pays attention to how caregiving roles affect mood and energy.
The approach centers on building clearer communication and steadier emotional responses. Diana introduces exercises that strengthen self-regard and challenge unhelpful thoughts. She reviews what worked and adjusts techniques so they fit a person’s life.
Sessions are practical and action-focused. People leave with specific steps to practice, whether that is a brief breathing routine, a phrase to use in a heated moment, or a plan to reduce overwhelm at work. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
How sessions work
Approach and what online sessions look like
Two common evidence-based techniques Diana uses are skills-based emotion regulation work and communication-focused practice. Emotion regulation exercises teach simple habits to reduce reactivity, such as paced breathing and brief grounding techniques that help when anger starts to rise. Communication practice focuses on clear statements, turn-taking, and short scripts people can use when a conversation heats up.She also incorporates methods that strengthen self-regard and challenge unhelpful thinking. That involves noticing automatic thoughts, testing them with small experiments, and building alternatives that reduce shame and resentment. These tools are meant to be practical and easy to use between meetings.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Diana will talk through what feels useful and adjust methods based on a person’s goals and day-to-day life. The plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
If you want to meet online, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow progress without rearranging a full day. Therapists can also use the session time for focused skills practice and brief check-ins that slot into a lunch break or after work.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem issues, ADHD, parenting concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and action-oriented, focusing on communication skills, emotion regulation, and short exercises to try between sessions.
What experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working with adults on stress, anger, parenting and attention-related difficulties.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin?
Use 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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.