Diana Sebzda, LPC

Diana Sebzda is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing loss, stress, and big life changes. She writes simply and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Diana draws on 18 years of clinical experience to guide practical steps people can try between sessions.

Her background centers on grief and end-of-life concerns, but she also addresses anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and addictive behaviors. Diana supports questions about life purpose, self-esteem, relationships, caregiver strain, and workplace stress. She also helps people facing cancer, hospice needs, and other aging or geriatric issues.

Diana blends several approaches to match each person's goals. She often uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns of thinking and mindfulness practices to help people calm the body and focus the mind. Narrative methods and client-centered listening help people tell or reframe their stories when that feels useful.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-focused. Diana may offer coaching-style work for career or life transitions alongside grief counseling. She is comfortable discussing spiritual experiences, complicated losses like suicide or overdose, and disenfranchised grief such as pet loss or unacknowledged relationships.

Based in New Jersey, Diana works in English and accepts international clients. Her approach aims to be kind, practical, and hopeful while helping people take manageable steps toward feeling better.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience, giving space for them to guide what matters most. This approach helps when people need empathy and a supportive place to talk through complicated feelings.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In online sessions this can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying new behaviors between meetings, and tracking small changes that improve daily life.

Mindfulness therapy trains simple attention and breathing skills to reduce anxiety and improve sleep and stress management. Those practices translate well to video or phone work and can be used as short exercises during a check-in.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diana collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She may combine techniques and adjust the plan as people notice what helps and what does not.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel, phone calls use less bandwidth, live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or times when typed conversation feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping focus on practical steps and steady progress.