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Diana Franco

9 years experience

Pronouns

She/Her

Languages

EnglishSpanish

Location

Virtual

About Me

Hi there! I'm Diana, a Licensed Therapist (LMFT & LPCC) specializing in depression, anxiety, and trauma. My goal is to create a safe and comfortable space where you can explore your emotions, even the ones you might not realize you're suppressing. I use a technique called Brainspotting, which taps into the mind-body connection to help you unlock and process those hidden feelings. It's a gentle but powerful way to get to the heart of what's been holding you back.

Our First Conversation

Our first session is a conversation, not an intake form. I'll ask what brought you in, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping changes. We'll figure out together whether we're a fit; if I think someone else on the team would serve you better, I'll say so. From there, weekly 50-minute sessions are typical for the first few months. We'll check in periodically on what's working and recalibrate if something isn't. I send no homework you didn't agree to, and I don't grade you on between-session work — but I'll often suggest small experiments that move things forward faster than talk alone.

What You Can Count On From Me

The clients who've stayed longest tell me three things stand out. I track the throughline across sessions and bring it back into the room so a pattern you couldn't quite name becomes hard to miss. I push back when I think you're circling something rather than landing on it. And I treat fit as my problem to solve, not yours — if I think someone else on our team would serve you better, I'll say so before you've invested weeks finding out.

Who I’m Here For

My strongest fit is with adults in their 20s through 40s who look like they're handling life from the outside but feel persistently anxious, depleted, or disconnected underneath. That includes professionals running hot from burnout, partners working through the long aftermath of a rupture, and people processing grief or family-of-origin patterns showing up uninvited in adult relationships.


My Therapeutic Approach

I draw primarily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). With CBT, I'm less interested in worksheets and more interested in helping you notice the thoughts that drive the loop you're stuck in — and then experimenting with what changes when you respond differently. ACT adds the piece CBT alone can miss: defining what actually matters to you, and using that as the anchor when life pulls in other directions. For clients carrying trauma, I'm trained in EMDR and integrate it when it fits, with full transparency about what we're doing and why.

Treatment Methods

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT helps you accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fight them, while taking action aligned with your values. Particularly effective for anxiety, chronic pain, and depression.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps you identify thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress — then build skills to interrupt and change them. Highly effective and well-researched.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic work explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape your current life. Useful when you want to understand the deeper roots of recurring patterns.

Note: Each session is 60 minutes, whether it’s your first consult or an ongoing visit.

Insurance Accepted

Out of PocketKaiser PermanenteIEHP - MediCal

Don’t see your plan? Call 909-295-5805 — we can verify your benefits.

Clinical Focus

AnxietyCoping SkillsDepressionGrief and LossSelf Esteem

Location

Sessions are offered via secure video. Available statewide across California.

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