Diana Hill, Ph.D.
Diana Hill, PhD, is a highly regarded clinical psychologist, podcast host and author of I Know I Should Exercise But…,The Self-Compassion Daily Journal, The ACT Daily Journal, and the upcoming book Wise Effort. She currently provides therapy, supervision, corporate coaching and online training in ACT. Host of popular podcast, Wise Effort, Dr. Hill has interviewed over a hundred experts in evidence-based and integrative approaches to living well. She has a knack for unpacking complex, science-based concepts and making them applicable to clinical practice and daily life.
Dr. Hill completed her undergraduate work at UC Santa Barbara, majoring in biopsychology, followed by a PhD in clinical psychology at CU Boulder where she collaborated with Stanford University to research mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches for eating disorders. Dr. Hill completed her pre-doctoral internship in the eating disorder emphasis area at UC Davis and her post-doctoral fellowship at La Luna Center Intensive Outpatient Program for eating disorders. Dr. Hill went on to serve as the clinical director of La Luna Center, where she helped develop an ACT-based group program. Through all her teachings, She encourages clients to build psychological flexibility so that they can live more fulfilling lives. Integrating her over 20 years of meditation experience with yoga and psychological training, Diana guest teaches at InsightLA, Blue Spirit Costa Rica, PESI, Praxis Continuing Education, Yoga Soup and Insight Timer Meditation. She is on the board for the Institute for Better Health, and blogs for Psychology Today and Mindful.org and has been featured in NPR, the Wall Street Journal, Woman’s Day, Real Simple Magazine, Prevention Magazine and numerous other media channels. Dr Hill practices what she preaches as a mom of two, bee guardian, and yoga teacher. Go to drdianahill.com or her channels on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube (@drdianahill) to learn more.
Upcoming Trainings:
- Foundations of ACT (2026)
