Diane Paseos, LICSW, LCSW

Diane Paseos is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 25 years of experience helping adults manage anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, end-of-life concerns, and issues that often come with aging and geriatric concerns. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at practical steps people can use day to day.

In sessions she focuses on what is getting in the way and on small, workable changes. Diane draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, motivational interviewing, and client-centered ways of working. She helps people build coping skills for sleep problems, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and mood swings, including bipolar mood challenges.

Diane tailors the work to each person’s goals and life situation. She listens for strengths and practical options you can try between visits. Expect a collaborative tone where you set priorities and test strategies together.

Her background includes a Master of Arts and clinical social work licensure listed as MA LICSW and VA LCSW. She practices in Massachusetts and brings long experience supporting people through career stress, seasonal affective changes, and the isolation that can come with illness or caregiving.

Many people seek her help for grief, compassion fatigue, and transitions into later life. Diane focuses on simple tools and steady support to help people cope, adjust, and find meaning as circumstances change.

How Diane's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses values and simple actions to help people live a more meaningful life despite hard feelings. It can help with grief, depression, and coping with life changes by focusing on what matters and small steps toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, mood problems, sleep issues, and social anxiety. Mindfulness-based techniques teach present-moment noticing and gentle awareness to reduce rumination and stress and to improve emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and may combine elements of different approaches to match what helps most. You play a role in setting goals and testing techniques between sessions.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm available options when booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow brief check-ins during a break, reduce travel time, and help people continue care when health or caregiving responsibilities make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and mindfulness practices to whatever session style is arranged so therapy remains practical and goal oriented.