Diana Hope, LSCSW
Kansas · 22 years in practice
Diana Hope is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) based in Kansas with 22 years of experience.
License and registration
- LSCSW, Kansas
- LSCSW 3736 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1811947534 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Diana
Diana Hope is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) based in Kansas with 22 years of experience. She draws on long experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and big life transitions. Diana aims to build a respectful, down-to-earth connection so people feel heard and understood from the first session.
She begins by asking why someone is seeking support and what stands in the way of change.
Background and approach
Diana checks her understanding as sessions go, asking clients to clarify or correct her impressions. Conversations are practical and straightforward - they center on problems to solve and small steps that can make daily life easier. Diana uses several well-known approaches, including existential ideas about meaning, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and tools from emotion-focused and dialectical behavior work.
She adapts methods to each person instead of following a rigid plan. Sessions tend to focus on coping skills, emotion regulation, and clearer communication with the people who matter in a client’s life. She has worked with clients across many backgrounds and ages and has particular experience with caregiving stress, adoption and foster care issues, and trauma-related concerns.
Diana emphasizes kindness, honesty, and an inviting atmosphere, and she encourages clients to set the pace that feels right. People who reach out can expect a collaborative process that balances practical skill-building with space to reflect on meaning, values, and relationships. Diana aims to help clients move toward steadier days and clearer choices.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Diana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Diana names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Existential Therapy helps people name what matters in their lives and face difficult choices with more clarity. It can be useful for grief, emptiness, life transitions, and questions about meaning. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding without judgment, giving people space to find their own solutions and build confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change patterns and reduce symptoms.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that match a client’s needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients can expect shared decision-making about pace, techniques, and which tools to use in sessions.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when a fuller conversation is helpful. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide brief, ongoing support between longer sessions and can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while fitting therapy into everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Diana commonly address?
Diana works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and career-related stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines warm, client-centered listening with practical skills work. Sessions balance emotional exploration with concrete strategies like cognitive and behavioral tools and emotion regulation techniques.
What is her professional background?
Diana has 22 years of clinical experience working with people across the lifespan and from diverse cultural backgrounds. She has particular experience with caregiving stress, adoption and foster care issues, and trauma-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the LSCSW credential and is licensed in Kansas.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. Diana does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Diana?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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