Diane Aguilar

I aim to empower you to be the expert about your child, while serving as a collaborative advocate throughout the treatment process to ensure quality of care and services. In play therapy, I provide an attuned, creative, and supportive environment for youngsters of all ages. My goal is to ensure they feel heard, understood, and safe because the best foundation to progress in therapy is to maintain a comfortable and trusting relationship that helps them look forward to each session! With over 10 years of experience in child and adolescent therapy (ages 0-17), I help youth navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and neurodevelopmental challenges. With adults, I focus on parent coaching, navigating family dynamics, and providing the effective tools needed to help your family thrive as a unit.

I earned my MSW as a Child Welfare Scholar from the University of Michigan School of Social Work in 2015 and integrate evidence-based practices tailored to your child's specific needs, including CBT and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Play Therapy, Mindfulness, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), and a neurobiological, trauma-informed framework through the Neuro-Sequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).

I am dedicated to partnering with your family to help your child thrive in their daily life. As a parent myself, I know 'it takes a village' to help children grow and develop. Thus, my therapeutic approach takes a whole-family perspective. I firmly believe in highlighting family strengths along with your child’s strengths, while uncovering underlying needs and building healthy coping skills to manage life stressors.

Please note, I am part of a group private practice that handles your consultation and any administrative needs. Our intake coordinator will reach out to you to arrange your first session and answer any questions about us working together.