Diane Bahr, LCPC

Diane Bahr is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with 15 years of experience. She came to counseling after navigating loss and major life changes herself, and now focuses on helping people move forward when life feels stuck.

She prefers a straightforward, practical style. Diane helps people identify thinking patterns that get in the way, set realistic goals, and build steps to reach them. Sessions are conversational and focused on problems the person brings, with room for humor and relief when it helps.

Diane’s work often centers on relationship concerns, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and issues around intimacy and commitment. She also supports people facing career changes, midlife shifts, control struggles, and recovery from addictions. Those facing sudden or large-scale losses related to disasters are among the situations she has addressed.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Diane uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and stay motivated through change.

Clients can expect practical goal-setting and clear steps between sessions. Diane encourages honest conversation and helps people test new ways of thinking and acting. The process aims to reduce the burden of old habits and make daily life easier to manage.

How Diane’s approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and working at the client’s pace. It helps people feel heard and decide their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and change patterns that keep someone stuck. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and build motivation for steps forward.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Diane will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then recommend ways to proceed. Together they try methods and adjust based on what helps the individual make practical progress.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use a quieter setting or avoid being on camera when that helps them focus. Diane uses her stated approaches to structure online sessions so they remain goal-focused and action-oriented.