Starlight Path Counseling

Therapeutic Approach

Starlight Path takes a Solution Focused Therapy approach which, at its core, means you, the client, are the expert of your life and deep down, know exactly what you need in order to reach your most authentic self. It is an approach designed to help you, the client to uncover strengths and abilities that have been there all this time. Equipping you with the ability to focus on what can change instead of what can't be changed, in order to live the life you desire.

Starlight Path also takes a Narrative Therapy approach, while still embellishing the belief that you, the client are the expert in their own life. This core value is married with the belief that you are the author/ creator of your own story. When stories start to become more concrete and unchangeable, problems can start to appear. At Starlight Path, we walk alongside you, the client, as your story is being un-authored, making space for a new one to be written.

Note for you

a therapist who gets it

Do anxiety, depression, and insecurity run your life more than your hopes and dreams do? Does the past keep knocking at your door every time you try to open a new one? Your head knows better but your heart keeps telling you otherwise. As challenging as these experiences are, they continue to zap away the joy and confidence in your life. Disrupting the life you want to build, invading the relationships you want to keep, or avoiding all things that bring up those feelings.

As a survivor of trauma, a mother of two children, and a former educator, I can relate to all of those feelings. I am here to bring back the balance in your life, to help you feel safe and comfortable in a space that surfaces these emotions gently. Together, we will process these feelings and relinquish the tight hold that grabs at your happiness.“Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.” – Hildegard Von Bingen

As a therapist, I am your guide that focuses on autonomy, connecting you with your inner abilities to unlock strengths deep down and empowering every aspect of your true self. Since 2015, I have been honored to help many individuals overcome life threatening challenges such as homelessness, addiction, complex trauma, and sexual assault as a crisis mental health professional. My expertise has expanded in recent years to combat the challenges of education through the pandemic as a Teacher for 4th and 5th graders and I have been honored to help many students through self-esteem, identity, anxiety, and depression issues. I specialize in the postmodern approaches, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Narrative Therapy.

I believe every person deserves to thrive in this life, not just survive. Deep down each person knows exactly what they need to achieve their dreams. The best part yet, is you DON’T have to face these struggles alone. Together, with a helping hand, we can explore different paths and develop goals that fit your unique situation.

-Diana