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title: Diana Gayle, LGPC
date: 2025-07-22T18:23:51Z
modified: 2026-10-16T01:31:28Z
permalink: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/team/diana-gayle-lgpc/"
type: team
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 4680
specialty:
  - Therapy
office:
  - Columbia Psychiatry
  - North Bethesda, MD
modality_areas:
  - Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  - Behavior Modification Therapy
  - Brief Therapy
  - Child Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  - Group Therapy
  - Individual Counseling
  - Psychopharmacology
  - Psychotherapy
  - Relationship and Family Counseling
  - Solution Focused Therapy
  - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  - Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
conditions:
  - Addiction & Substance Use
  - Anxiety Disorders
  - Asperger’s Syndrome
  - Bipolar Disorder
  - Career Issues
  - Depression
  - Domestic Violence
  - Family Conflict
  - "Men's Issues"
  - Mood Disorders
  - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  - Panic/Phobias
  - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  - Relationship Issues
  - Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
  - Sex Abuse Victims
  - Sleep Disorders
  - Social Anxiety
  - Transition to Adulthood
special_populations:
  - Co-Occurring Disorders
language:
  - "No"
featured_image: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20241105_125415-scaled-1.jpg"
timestamp: 2026-10-16T01:31:28Z
tags:
  - Therapy
  - Columbia Psychiatry
  - North Bethesda, MD
  - Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  - Behavior Modification Therapy
  - Brief Therapy
  - Child Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  - Group Therapy
  - Individual Counseling
  - Psychopharmacology
  - Psychotherapy
  - Relationship and Family Counseling
  - Solution Focused Therapy
  - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  - Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  - Addiction & Substance Use
  - Anxiety Disorders
  - Asperger’s Syndrome
  - Bipolar Disorder
  - Career Issues
  - Depression
  - Domestic Violence
  - Family Conflict
  - "Men's Issues"
  - Mood Disorders
  - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  - Panic/Phobias
  - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  - Relationship Issues
  - Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
  - Sex Abuse Victims
  - Sleep Disorders
  - Social Anxiety
  - Transition to Adulthood
  - Co-Occurring Disorders
  - "No"
---

### Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor

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I am a clinician at our [North Bethesda](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/location/north-bethesda-md.md) clinic who provides [therapy](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/psychiatric-care/mental-health-counseling-and-therapy/) services!

My ideal client is an adult between 18-65 years old struggling with symptoms of depression and anxiety who is highly motivated to address past and childhood traumas related to their symptoms.

For this client, I would begin with psychotherapy focused on current symptoms and the impacts. Then I would review client’s psychosocial history to explore the various traumas related to present day symptoms. Then clinician would educate client on various coping skills to manage immediate negative emotions and engage in motivational interviewing then engage in EMDR treatment to reduce the emotion.

I would want my clients to know that I am also a trauma survivor and have gone through my own process of healing. I am adept and guiding others through the emotional ups and downs and the revelations that healing can inspire.