Saundra Diana, LPCC, LPC, CEDS, RYT
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), NeuroAffective Touch and Somatic Experiencing (in-training), Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
I have had personal experience with many of the same struggles that bring one to seek therapy and passionately believes in life with freedom from an eating disorder and addiction. I view recovery as being unique to every individual and understand the vulnerability shared throughout the therapeutic experience. I value and create a safe, nurturing, and empathic environment for one to successfully begin their journey of healing. My intention is to bring a balance of mind, body, and spirit into structured treatment with a strong value on the transformational process of achieving wholeness along with a gaining a rich understanding of purpose. I teach tools for one to achieve a life filled with balance, awareness, and well being to live on a mindful path of recovery. While specializing in addictions, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, spirituality and mindfulness practices for adults and adolescents, I draw upon a blend of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Gestalt theory, somatic psychology, and psychodynamic theory from an attachment-based framework. I utilize my clinical experience and training in Holistic Health Coaching, Energy Psychology, teaching yoga, various types of meditation, Yoga Therapy and Spiritual Psychology in sessions with clients.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina. I completed my M.A. in Clinical Counseling with a specialization in addictions at Waynesburg University. I earned a B.A. in Psychology at Slippery Rock University. During my years working as a psychotherapist at addiction recovery outpatient treatment centers, I received a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) certification. I earned my Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) which is an extensive training in treating individuals with disordered eating and eating disorders. I obtained a Registered Yoga Teacher certification in Hatha Yoga from Third Street Yoga in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I participated in advanced trainings at Kripula Center for Yoga and Health and I received a Success Over Addiction and Relapse (SOAR) certification. I earned a Holistic Health Coaching certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, completed a program in Spiritual Psychology and Consciousness, Health and Healing from the University of Santa Monica and am a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist.