Diana Johnstone, LCSW

Diana Johnstone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 19 years of clinical experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem concerns, and depression. Diana focuses on practical skills for managing strong emotions and everyday challenges.

She often helps survivors of sexual abuse and assault and supports clients working on emotion regulation, coping and relaxation techniques, and improving relationships. Her work emphasizes building on the client’s strengths and developing skills that can be used outside sessions. Sessions are meant to be a place where thoughts and feelings can be talked through without judgment.

Diana uses a mix of approaches to match a person’s needs, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness tools, and methods aimed at processing traumatic memories. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques for emotion regulation. The biography notes use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Brainspotting for trauma-focused work.

Her practice includes help with panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, dissociation, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with life-purpose questions, pregnancy and childbirth related concerns, and self-harm thoughts by focusing on safety planning and coping strategies.

People who choose Diana can expect straightforward, skills-based sessions that emphasize practical coping, clearer communication, and gradual steps toward managing symptoms. She practices in Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English.

How Diana uses evidence-informed approaches online