Dr. Diana Rowan , LCSW

Dr. Diana Rowan is a psychotherapist with more than 20 years of clinical experience helping adults navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, stress, anxiety, depression, and career concerns. She holds a PhD in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in North Carolina since 2008, with the LCSW credential indicating advanced training and clinical licensure in social work.

Her practice is trauma-informed, which means she attends to the ways past experiences shape present coping, relationships, and emotional responses. She emphasizes collaboration, working alongside people to identify strengths and to explore new perspectives on relationships, life events, and difficult situations. Dr. Rowan pairs evidence-informed methods with a respectful, nonjudgmental stance so that each person’s background and resilience are honored in the therapeutic process.

As a U.S. Army veteran, she has particular experience supporting veterans and first responders with post-traumatic stress and secondary trauma such as compassion fatigue. She also has worked with people living with HIV, current and former college and professional athletes, and adults dealing with grief, addiction, blended family issues, communication and intimacy concerns, fertility challenges, and other complex life stressors. She tailors therapeutic work to individual needs and preferred approaches while attending to both immediate coping and longer-term personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Rowan uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is a practical, skills-focused approach often used for managing anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns.

She also integrates Trauma-Focused Therapy principles to address the impact of traumatic experiences on emotions, relationships, and daily functioning. This approach emphasizes understanding trauma responses and building coping strategies that support healing and resilience.

Additionally, Solution-Focused Therapy guides brief, goal-oriented work that helps individuals identify what is already working and build on those strengths to achieve concrete changes in relationships, career, or life transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Dr. Rowan collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She draws from these approaches in a flexible way so the work suits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people seeking care. Video calls allow for face-to-face interaction when in-person meetings are not possible, while phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide additional flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain consistent therapeutic work across time zones and life demands, increasing access to licensed professionals and continuity of care.