Diana Farinho, LICSW

Massachusetts · 10 years in practice

Diana Farinho is a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of experience supporting people through tough life moments.

License and registration

LICSW, Massachusetts: LICSW128557 · expires May 2027
LICSW, Rhode Island: ISW04133 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1104404375 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Diana

Diana Farinho is a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of experience supporting people through tough life moments. She works with concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, trauma, anger, and career transitions. Diana approaches therapy with a practical, respectful style and aims to help each person build on their own strengths.

Diana believes the client is the expert in their own story. She listens closely and helps people name what matters to them.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that make daily life feel more manageable. She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs and pace. Therapy with Diana may include helping people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behavior strategies.

She also brings emotion-focused work into sessions to help people understand and shift painful emotional patterns. Mindfulness and motivational conversation techniques are used to build awareness and keep progress moving forward. Diana explains things plainly and keeps sessions focused on what the client wants to change.

She supports people who are coping with loss, navigating relationship or family stress, or facing big life transitions. Her Rhode Island practice centers on respectful collaboration and steady problem solving. People who choose Diana can expect a calm, encouraging approach and practical tools to try between sessions.

She helps people turn difficult moments into manageable next steps and build confidence in handling future challenges.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Diana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Career difficulties

Approaches Diana names

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Online support

How Diana blends emotion work and practical tools online

Diana commonly draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people recognize and shift patterns in how they respond to strong feelings. This work focuses on naming emotions, tracking how they affect behavior, and trying new ways to respond that reduce pain and distance in relationships. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and supporting each person’s own goals and values.

She adds cognitive behavioral ideas when a person wants to change habits or thinking that keep them stuck. Those techniques look at thoughts and behaviors and use simple exercises to test new ways of coping. Diana approaches treatment collaboratively and will help clients choose which methods fit their goals and daily life, adjusting plans as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, tracking progress, or getting support between longer sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, family, and travel schedules while keeping a steady therapeutic focus.

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Questions people ask

What types of issues does Diana address?

Diana works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, LGBT issues, career questions, and coping with life changes.

What is Diana's therapeutic style?

She uses a practical, client-centered approach that blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques depending on each person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 10 years of professional experience working with people facing a range of emotional and life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

Diana holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Rhode Island.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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