About Diana Dunn, LPCC, LPAT, ATR
Hello!
My name is Diana Dunn and I am the founder and therapist at The Small Peace Studio. The studio is down a country road, tucked away from the hustle of the city. Goats are neighbors and pine trees are a sanctuary. This is a place for healing. Take a deep breath, feel a small peace.
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Licensed Professional Art Therapist, and Registered Art Therapist in Ohio. I earned my bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and my master’s degree from Ursuline College, and am currently training to become a certified Mindfulness Mediation teacher under the guidance of Sean Fargo.
I’ve been creating safe spaces for healing and discovery since 2010 with a heart for trauma-informed, holistic care. During the week, I facilitate group therapy at an Intensive Outpatient Program with a major area hospital. In my private practice, I draw upon the following modalities to engage my clients along their paths of healing: CBT, Art Therapy, DBT, Mindfulness, Meditation, Compassion-Centered, Integrative Nutrition, Polyvagal, and IFS.
While I’m a Christian, I am not a Christian Counselor. I am open to hearing about your faith and weaving your beliefs into our sessions, as much or as little as you’d like. Spirituality can be an anchoring point and we can draw upon your faith in therapy, if that feels right to you.
Please look around my website to learn more about my specialties and the different therapy modalities I offer. Visit the Mindfulness & Skills tab where you’ll find guided meditations and skill tutorials. If you have any questions, or think I might be a good fit for you, please call, e-mail, or reach out through the Contact page. You may also book a session with me through the Scheduling link. Take care and I look forward to hearing from you!
About Counseling
Everyone comes to therapy for their own reasons. Some of my clients need space to process a particular issue, others are going through a life transition or having difficult relationship problems. Some clients feel overwhelmed, stuck, angry, or disconnected. Therapy offers so many benefits, not only for managing through a rough time, but also for building upon inner resources and moving into empowering rhythms that bring greater joy and clarity into daily living.
Some of my clients are in helping and caretaking professions, themselves. Whether you are a therapist, nurse, caretaker, or doctor, you deserve care and space. We are human first; your identity has greater depth than any one particular role. The more robust your own self-care, the more you can embody presence and fulfillment.
Most clients, no matter their background, come to therapy wanting to get to know themselves better. They want to feel more completely and wholly themselves, shedding the old-patterned layers of judgment, fear, and shame, to live a more present and authentic life today. This takes courage, grit, and wisdom. Harsh self-talk and self-defeating behaviors often stem from past experiences which have not been fully processed and healed. When we gain compassionate awareness into habitual patterns, our energy is freed up to be more fluid and present. We get our authentic sense of agency back. Wellbeing is not just the absence of pain, it is the experience of feeling safe and seen again.
Wherever you are on your journey, together, we’ll craft a personalized plan to help you feel better, live with greater ease, and show up in your life and relationships in ways that feel true and right for you.
"As we walk on the way, the way appears" - Rumi.
If you’re interested in art therapy, we can weave it into our sessions as much or as little as you like. It’s not just for the fine painters and super-talented artists out there. It’s for all of us! Simply put, art therapy is the use of shape, line, and color to express yourself and explore new insights. No judgment. No expectations. It’s a time to open up to the innate wisdom and creative energies inherent within you. You have an amazing landscape within you.
Here’s to all of us finding a Small Peace of our own.