Dr. Diana Ackerley is a licensed Psychologist and has over twenty years experience working with adolescents, adults, couples, families and groups. She received her Masters Degree in 1974 and received her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology in 1986. Dr. Ackerley has worked in a wide variety of settings including community mental health centers, university counseling centers, and hospitals, and has been an adjunct Associate Professor at Wright State University, School of Professional Psychology involved in the supervision and training of doctoral students in clinical psychology. Dr. Ackerley has been in private practice since 1988 providing short term and long term consultation and psychotherapy to individuals, couples and groups. Let her help you through the everyday problems in living that you face and get through to the other side where you will feel good about yourself and your life.

Specialties Include:
• Women’s Issues
• Stress Management and Reduction
• Anxiety and Depression
• Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
• Building Self Esteem
• Assertiveness Training
• Developing Healthy Thinking

• Eating Disorders
• Relaxation Training
• Eating Disorder & Women's Groups
• Trauma
• Relationship Issues
• Extramarital Affairs
• Developing Intuition

I believe that we all have strengths and weaknesses. Most people focus on their weaknesses and feel defeated. My approach to therapy is to empower your awareness of the possibilities and to teach how to take the action steps necessary to make the changes you want to make.
When you change the way you think, you can change your life. I provide a nurturing atmosphere that encourages, supports, and guides you through this process.

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to live the life you’ve imagined and you will meet with uncommon success.”
~ Henry David Thoreau