Dr. Diana Lynn Monsour, PhD, LPC-S, MAC

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, TX. Works with Eating Disorders, Addiction and Trauma and PTSD. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma and PTSD
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Divorce
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Eating Disorders, Addiction, Trauma and PTSD, ADHD, Alcohol Use, Anxiety, Autism, Body Image, Career Counseling, Caregivers, Chronic Illness, Chronic Relapse, Depression, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Grief, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Narcisstic Abuse, Self-Harming, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Weight Loss

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Independence Blue Cross, Providence, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $195, couple sessions $220; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa

Works with

Individuals, Family

Religion

Christian

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Texas Tech University

Years in practice

10

Other offices

Fort Worth, 76177

Education & qualifications