Dianna Privitt, LMFT
Therapist in California
Dianna Privitt is a California licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing addiction, relationship trouble, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and stress.
- License 131286 · California Expires February 2026
- NPI 1639525264 · national registry
- Experience and languages 6+ years in practice English
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About Dianna
Dianna Privitt is a California licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing addiction, relationship trouble, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and stress. She supports concerns around intimacy, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with big life changes. Dianna focuses on creating a calm place to talk and think through difficult moments.
She keeps sessions straightforward and person-centered. Conversations are meant to be honest and nonjudgmental so clients can name what matters most.
Background and approach
Dianna listens for patterns in relationships and daily life that get in the way of feeling steady and connected. Her approach draws from Gottman Method ideas and attachment-based work to look at how people relate and reconnect. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and emotionally-focused techniques to help people notice difficult thoughts and build more meaningful actions.
These methods shape practical steps your therapist and you can try between sessions. Dianna has six years of clinical experience working in California and works with adults on a range of concerns, including complex losses, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and codependency. She encourages small experiments and real-life practice so changes stick.
People who reach out can expect clear communication about goals and steady support while they try new ways of coping. Dianna aims to make therapy useful, down-to-earth, and focused on the next practical step.
Credentials
- LMFT (California)
- License 131286 · expires February 2026
- NPI
- 1639525264 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dianna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dianna names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Dianna names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Approaches that fit online care and everyday life
Dianna uses the Gottman Method to look at how couples and partners interact, helping people notice communication patterns and learn small habits that improve connection. This approach focuses on practical conversation skills and shared rituals that can be practiced outside sessions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice painful thoughts and choose values-guided actions despite them. Attachment-Based Therapy is part of her work too and looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape how people seek closeness and safety in relationships.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Dianna will talk with each person about goals, prior experiences with therapy, and preferred ways of working to pick methods that feel useful. She adapts techniques so they match a client's pace and everyday life tasks.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video often lets people practice conversation skills in real time, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, brief text check-ins help maintain momentum between appointments, and live chat can work for shorter problem-focused conversations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health constraints while trying new skills.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with addictions, relationship and family conflict, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, intimacy issues, and related concerns like parenting strain and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and person-centered with an emphasis on honest listening and practical steps. The style aims to make ideas easy to try in daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She holds a California LMFT license and has six years of professional clinical experience working with adults across a range of relational and emotional concerns.
Where does she practice and what is her credential?
She is licensed in California as an LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she practices with clients in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to therapist availability.
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