- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness skills
- Emotion regulation
About Dia
Dia Lieberenz is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 13 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and other life challenges including anger and relationship concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and focus on practical ways to manage difficult feelings.
She encourages people to treat themselves as the expert on their own story. In sessions she listens for strengths and builds on them. She frames challenges as problems to be solved rather than labels to carry. This helps keep work concrete and focused on what changes are possible now.
Her practice includes a mix of cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based work. That means looking at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, while also learning to live with uncomfortable feelings in less harmful ways. Mindfulness skills and emotion regulation techniques are used to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day functioning.
She also draws from client-centered principles, keeping the conversation grounded in what matters most to each person. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people want change but feel stuck. Together these approaches help people who are dealing with grief, addiction, sleep problems, caregiver stress, or career strain.
People who reach out can expect straightforward, problem-focused sessions that aim to build concrete skills. The clinician helps plan steps to reduce distress at home and work, and to manage anger so it causes less damage to relationships and goals.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them control actions. It focuses on values-based action so someone can move toward what matters despite anger or anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. Mindfulness therapy trains attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and concentration.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, concerns, and daily life. That means trying techniques, checking whether they help, and adjusting plans together rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten a check-in when time is limited, or focus on skills practice between meetings. Licensed professionals commonly use these formats to keep therapy practical and usable in everyday life, and this clinician will help adapt exercises and plans to how you live.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, relationship issues, and caregiver stress.
What approaches does she use in sessions?
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness-based techniques.
How much experience does the clinician have?
She has 13 years of professional work experience as an Illinois LCPC.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Illinois and works with clients in that jurisdiction.
In which language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking to see which formats are offered for appointments.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.