Dr. Diana Gordon

My approach to psychotherapy is warm, empathic, goal-directed, and collaborative. My goal is to create an environment in which you feel fully comfortable to express your thoughts, feelings, and needs. I strive to understand you as a human being, as well as the issues and problems that you’re bringing to therapy. We will begin by focusing on reducing or easing the symptoms that are causing you the most distress in your day-to-day life. I will teach you evidence-based tools and techniques to bring you relief. Once you begin to feel better, we can dive deeper into interventions that can create long-lasting change. My hope is that each person leaves my practice feeling confident in the skills they have learned to transform their lives. 

I believe that all human beings are worthy of dignity and respect, and I welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds and sexual and gender expressions into my practice. I welcome fat-identified and larger bodied individuals and I work from a Health At Every Size (HAES), anti-diet perspective. 

My areas of specialization include: 

  • Anxiety and Mood Disorders (e.g. panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, OCD, and depression)

  • Sleep Disturbances, including insomnia and worry about sleep

  • Eating Disorders, disordered eating, binge eating, and other eating concerns 

  • Body Image Concerns 

Feel free to contact me if you’re unsure of whether your concerns fall within my areas of specialty. 

Education and Training 

I completed my bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Emory University and my doctorate in clinical psychology at the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. During my graduate career, I trained in a variety of clinical settings, including the Palo Alto VA, the UCSF Alliance Health Project, Kaiser Permanente Richmond, and San Jose State University Counseling Services. I also conducted clinical research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition to my private practice, I have provided training and supervision to doctoral level psychology students at the Stanford University School of Medicine and at Palo Alto University. 

Please note: Dr. Gordon is not currently accepting new patients in her practice and may be unable to respond to new patient inquiries personally. This page will be updated when Dr. Gordon has availability in her practice, and prospective patients are encouraged to contact her at that time.