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Diana Allen is a Licensed Professional Counselor who creates a relaxed, nonjudgmental environment where clients can find peace with their pasts, take control of their futures, and remain mindful of the present. She collaborates with clients to develop empowering personalized treatment plans tailored to their specific needs. Her focus lies on challenging belief systems, gaining insight into self-destructive behavior patterns, and learning alternative skills and techniques for coping with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, relationships, and emotional management. Diana has extensive experience assisting individuals grappling with addictive thoughts and behaviors, toxic relationships, and emotional eating. She believes in the potential for clients to thrive rather than merely survive. In addition to office consultations, she offers video conferencing and phone counseling for broader accessibility. Utilizing a self-empowering approach, Diana emphasizes self-compassion, forgiveness, mindfulness, self-control, and the improvement of relationships. She asserts that commitment and a willingness to change result in a profound shift in perceptions, enabling clients to lead a more positive, balanced, and healthier lifestyle. Diana specializes as an addictions and behavioral therapist, advocating a non-12 Step approach that prioritizes unresolved issues and empowers personal choice and skills. She educates clients that addictions are not diseases, but learned self-destructive habits. With her guidance, clients realize they are not powerless; they can recover and move on, independent of their addiction identity.