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Diane Langston-Schicker

Therapist · Florida

Experienced Florida LMFT focused on relationships and resilience

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Diane Langston-Schicker
Credentials
LMFT
License
LMFT, Florida · MT1622
NPI
1437495413
Experience
27 years
Languages
English
Location
Florida
  • 27 years experience
  • FL LMFT
  • Supports codependency issues

About Diane

Diane Langston-Schicker is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida with 27 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, and major life changes. Diane focuses on practical steps that help clients manage stress and rebuild emotional strength.

Her approach centers on listening first and tailoring care to each person. She uses methods that help people understand patterns from attachment, reframe unhelpful thoughts, and process traumatic memories when needed. Sessions emphasize clear communication and realistic skills people can use between meetings.

Diane has long experience addressing trauma recovery, grief, addiction, and complicated relationship issues. She also helps people with codependency, abandonment concerns, and attachment-related struggles. Her work includes attention to body image, intimacy, and the emotional effects of caregiving and life transitions.

She describes the therapy space as collaborative and down-to-earth. Clients can expect focused conversations about goals, step-by-step coping strategies, and guidance for improving relationships. Diane aims to help people regain confidence and find better ways to manage daily pressures.

Diane offers services in English and accepts international clients; her licensure is FL LMFT. To begin, prospective clients use the site's Start Therapy button to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape how people relate now. It helps when trust, closeness, or fear of abandonment affect current relationships or emotional safety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps people process traumatic memories so those memories feel less overwhelming and interfere less with daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to find methods that fit each person's goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean combining approaches or trying one for a period to see how it helps.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Many people find that remote sessions help maintain consistency during life transitions and make it simpler to attend regularly.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

27+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Diane address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship challenges. Other areas include codependency, grief, addiction, and parenting stress.

How does she approach therapy?

Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, building coping skills, and improving communication.

What is her professional background?

She has 27 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist. Much of her work involves trauma recovery and life transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Florida as an LMFT and practices with that credential in mind.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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