Welcome
Diane La Mar, L.P.C.
Create change, healing, and transformation as we work together on issues of...
►Relationships,
Couple’s counseling,
Marriage counseling
►Unresolved Emotions
►Depression
►Anxiety and Panic
►Domestic Violence, Verbally Abusive Relationships
►Recovery from Trauma; PTSD; Abuse; Sexual Assault; Childhood Sexual, Physical & Emotional Abuse;
& Dysfunctional Families
►Grief and Loss
►Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns
►Alternative Lifestyles
►Substance Abuse, and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)
►Stress Management
►Life Coaching and Wellness
►Self-Esteem
►Personal and Spiritual Growth
►Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation
►Recovery from Cancer & Other Diseases
Professional Experience
I have enjoyed helping individual adults and couples in my private practice of psychotherapy for over twenty years.
I’ve also served as a therapist at an inpatient alcohol and drug abuse rehab hospital, a college counseling center, a shelter for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and a corporate Employee Assistance Program.
Approach to Therapy
My therapeutic approach is warm, accepting, respectful and collaborative. I draw from a ”toolbox” of techniques to empower you toward your chosen goals with:
Compassionate Listening
Unconditional Positive Regard
Coherence Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Brief and Solution-Focused Therapy
Traumatic Incident Reduction
Breaking Through Blocks To Creativity
Hypnosis
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Trained as a Gestalt therapist with the Gestalt Institute of Tucson, I prefer using experiential techniques when appropriate and with your agreement. My experience has shown that doing something experientially produces more powerful change than just talking about the issue. I always take care to proceed in a gentle, respectful way at a comfortable pace.
Coherence Therapy
My interest in Gestalt Therapy has led me into Coherence Therapy. Emerging worldwide as a leading new movement in psychotherapy, Coherence Therapy is very effective in creating deep lasting change. I'm very excited to share it with you in my practice.
I’m currently engaged in the certification process with the Coherence Therapy Institute. To learn more about Coherence Therapy and see my mentor, Dr. Nial Geoghegan, discussing Coherence Therapy on youtube click here .
Click here to see my teacher, Bruce Ecker, explaining Memory Reconsolidation, the core mechanism of Coherence Therapy.
Education and Licensure
M.Ed. in Agency Counseling, University of Missouri-Columbia
B.A. in Psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia
Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor #000750
Free Consultation
I am happy to answer any questions you may have and explore together if we are a good fit in a 20-minute telephone conversation at no charge.
