Dianna Lacy
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of experience, I specialize in helping couples strengthen their connection, improve communication, rebuild trust, and navigate relationship challenges with greater understanding and intimacy. Using a holistic, mindfulness-centered approach, I support partners in identifying negative relationship patterns, fostering emotional safety, and developing healthier ways of connecting with one another. In addition to my work with couples, I draw on my extensive background in family services to support individuals and families through emotional, relational, and life transitions. My experience as a therapist and entrepreneur, including multiple women’s empowerment ventures, allows me to bring both clinical expertise and real-world perspective to the therapeutic process. My goal is to help clients create meaningful, lasting change and build stronger, more fulfilling relationships.
My greatest power is recognizing the power in others and allowing my clients to leave sessions more confident and free to be the best version of themselves for themselves.
First session
Whether you and your partner are struggling with communication, recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, trust issues, or major life transitions, I provide a compassionate and grounded space to strengthen your relationship and foster deeper connection. I help couples identify and change unhelpful patterns, improve communication, and build the emotional safety needed for lasting growth and intimacy. Our initial sessions focus on establishing trust, understanding your unique relationship dynamics, and creating a supportive environment where challenges can be addressed and progress can be celebrated together.
Strengths
One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is helping couples gain deeper insight into themselves and their relationship dynamics by holding up a metaphorical mirror that fosters awareness, understanding, and meaningful change. I guide partners in recognizing patterns that may be creating distance or conflict while helping them build stronger communication, emotional connection, and mutual understanding. My passion is empowering individuals and couples to recognize their strengths, deepen their relationships, and leave each session feeling more confident, connected, and equipped to create the relationship they desire.
Ideal clients
My ideal clients are couples who are committed to strengthening their relationship and creating a deeper, more meaningful connection with one another. They may be experiencing communication challenges, recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, trust issues, life transitions, or the impact of past hurts that continue to affect their relationship. While they may feel stuck in negative patterns, they are motivated to better understand themselves and each other and are open to exploring new ways of relating.
Treatment methods
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I believe healing happens when we consider the whole person: mind, body, emotions, and environment. Barriers break when we consider nature vs nurture. In our work together, I integrate mindfulness practices, grounding techniques, and holistic perspectives that help you reconnect with your inner resilience, strengthen your self-awareness, and create meaningful, sustainable change. Therapy with me is not just about addressing symptoms, it’s about supporting your overall well-being.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
In my private practice, I have found EFT to be highly effective in helping couples strengthen their emotional bond, repair relationship injuries, rebuild trust, and navigate life transitions together. By creating a supportive and nonjudgmental therapeutic environment, I help couples develop a deeper understanding of themselves and each other, allowing them to cultivate healthier, more secure, and more fulfilling relationships.
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Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 159338