About Darlene
Darlene Narvae is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with three decades of clinical experience. She helps people who are stressed or anxious and those facing depression, relationship strain, and grief. Her work also covers addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and challenges with sleep or eating.
She offers a calm, respectful presence and practical conversation in sessions. Over 30 years she has worked with people facing career pressures, parenting questions, ADHD, and the effects of physical trauma.
Background and approach
She also supports clients navigating intimacy issues, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Darlene listens for what matters most and tailors each session to the person in front of her. Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment practices, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and client-centered methods.
Rather than a one-size-fits-all plan, she blends tools that match someone’s goals and life situation. Sessions focus on clear steps, skills practice, and steady emotional support. She aims to make therapy a collaborative process.
People can expect straightforward talk, coping strategies, and help sorting priorities. Goals might include reducing anxious thoughts, improving sleep, or managing relationship stress. Darlene works by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.
She speaks English and practices from New Jersey. If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through the next steps and the initial scheduling process.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without trying to push them away and then commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and big life changes by focusing on meaningful daily steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change those patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s experience, with the therapist offering empathy and reflective listening to help someone find their own solutions and build confidence.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed over time, mixing strategies when useful.
Online therapy by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or to fit a shorter check-in during a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging can support ongoing coaching, quick check-ins, and moments when writing feels easier than speaking. These options provide flexibility and steady access to a licensed professional and to tools that address anxiety and related concerns.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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