You've Been Holding It Together for a Long Time. You Don't Have to Do It Alone.
You’re the one who has it together. The one people rely on. The one who gets things done, and then lies awake at night replaying everything that could go wrong.
You’re functioning. But the weight of it doesn’t lift.
I’m Diana Simpson, a licensed therapist at MK Counseling Services. I work with high-achieving teens and young adults who look fine on the outside but are exhausted, anxious, or stuck in cycles of overthinking, perfectionism, and OCD they can’t seem to break.
You don’t have to keep white-knuckling it.
Who I Work With
You Might Recognize Yourself Here
My clients are usually the capable ones. The ones who push through. But underneath that, they’re dealing with:
- A general sense that they should be fine, but they're not
- Perfectionism that started as a strength and became a trap
- People-pleasing so ingrained they've lost track of what they actually want
- Anxiety that doesn't turn off: racing thoughts, constant worry, replaying conversations
- OCD or intrusive thoughts that feel embarrassing to admit and exhausting to manage
- I work with teens aged 13 to 17, young adults aged 18 to 25, and adults who recognize themselves in any of the above.
My goal isn't to help you talk about anxiety. It's to help you actually change your relationship with it.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to slow down the thinking patterns that keep you stuck and replace them with ones that actually serve you. For clients dealing with OCD and intrusive thoughts, I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard for OCD treatment, to help you break the cycle without letting it run your life.
I also draw from Mindfulness and Reality Therapy to help you stay grounded in what’s actually happening, not what your anxiety is telling you might happen.
What makes my approach different is that I don’t stay in one lane. I shift between practical skills work and deeper emotional processing depending on what you need in the moment while keeping meaningful goals in the background. Sessions have direction. You won’t leave empty-handed.
I’m engaged and present, not a blank-slate therapist. My own experience navigating mental health deepens the way I show up for every client I work with.
What to Expect
I see clients via telehealth only, which means you can work with me from wherever you feel most comfortable. I work with teens, young adults, and adults. If you’re a parent looking for support for your teenager, I’m happy to discuss what that could look like during our first conversation.
Background & Training
Ready to Stop White-Knuckling It?
If what you’ve read here sounds familiar, reach out. You don’t need to have everything figured out before your first session. Fill out the appointment request form and tell me a little about what you’re dealing with. We’ll take it from there. “If you’re someone who always has to be the strong one, you don’t have to carry that here.”