Diana Santiago-Romero, LMFT
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday challenges
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Diana
Diana Santiago-Romero is a Floridalicensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and parenting concerns. Diana aims to meet people where they are and build on their existing strengths.
She frames the client as the expert in their own story. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Diana helps clients pull apart problems and try doable steps that can make daily life feel more manageable.
Background and approach
Her background includes long clinical experience working with relationship strain, family conflict, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms. She also supports people facing trauma, intimacy issues, and challenges related to gender and sexual identity. Additional focus areas include first responder issues, hearing impaired clients, and end-of-life or hospice counseling.
In practical terms she works with sleep and eating difficulties, anger and self-esteem struggles, and life transitions like career changes. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, addictions, hoarding, and HIV / AIDS related concerns. Diana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and interventions.
Therapy sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People who want to start complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Diana works with
Everything Diana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Diana helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many evidence-based therapies are practical and action-oriented. One common approach focuses on building coping skills for anxiety and stress through step-by-step exercises and behavior changes. This helps people reduce worry and improve daily routines. Another approach emphasizes improving relationships and family dynamics by identifying patterns in communication and trying new ways of connecting during real life interactions. That work can ease conflict and increase understanding.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about your goals, what has helped before, and what feels workable for you. Together you will try methods and adjust them based on what fits your needs and preferences. The process is collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions offer practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or video feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins possible between appointments or while fitting therapy into a break at work. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care and try approaches consistently.
Questions people ask about Diana
What concerns does Diana help with?
Diana helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family conflict, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, and other challenges listed on her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She centers the client as the expert and works on achievable steps to improve daily functioning.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of professional work experience in clinical settings and community care, focusing on relationship and mood concerns among other areas.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
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 suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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