- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Diane
Diane Rathfield is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and major life changes. She also helps with career uncertainty, sleep and eating concerns, addiction-related issues and parenting challenges. Diane holds BACP accreditation, and she draws on four years of professional counselling experience alongside many more years of caring work.
She aims to make sessions calm and straightforward. Diane creates a space where clients can talk honestly and without judgement.
Background and approach
The focus is on practical steps and clearer thinking, not on jargon or long assessments. In sessions she listens for patterns that keep problems repeating. Then she works with clients to try different ways of coping.
That might include short-term strategies to manage anxiety or longer conversations about identity, relationships and goals. Diane supports people facing grief, relationship strains, work stress and parenting pressures. She also offers help around ADHD, compassion fatigue and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder.
The work can include looking at boundaries, communication, and rebuilding motivation. Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused. Clients set priorities and Diane helps plan realistic steps between sessions.
Practical tools and simple reflections are used so progress feels steady and manageable.
What Diane works with
Everything Diane lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Diane helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How therapeutic approaches work online
Two common evidence-based techniques Diane uses are practical problem-solving and short-term coping strategies. Practical problem-solving helps break big issues into small steps and is useful for work stress, parenting pressures and life changes. Short-term coping strategies focus on calming techniques and routines to manage anxiety, sleep problems and overwhelming moments.The best approach is found together. Diane will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and then try methods that fit the person's needs. She treats the choice of technique as collaborative, adjusting plans as progress is reviewed over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video lets people use visual cues and full conversations, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief reflections, ongoing coaching and for those who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life.
Questions people ask about Diane
What concerns does Diane help with?
Diane supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues and trauma. She also helps with parenting pressures, career worries, sleep and eating concerns, addictions and relationship difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She keeps sessions plain and practical. Diane listens closely, points out unhelpful patterns and works with clients on realistic steps to feel better.
How much experience does she have?
Diane has four years of professional counselling experience and over 25 years of prior caring work with people facing various challenges.
What credentials and location apply to this counsellor?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging for their sessions.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Diane?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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