About Darryl
Dr. Darryl Plunkett is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and relationship strain. He aims to create a straightforward space where people can talk about what’s weighing on them and build practical ways to feel better.
He emphasizes that each person knows their own story best. Dr. Plunkett looks for strengths the client already has and uses them to tackle problems like low self-esteem, depression, and trauma.
Background and approach
He describes starting therapy as a courageous step and stays alongside clients as they try new ways of coping. In sessions he blends direct, down-to-earth conversation with techniques that change thoughts and behaviors. He draws from client-centered ideas to listen closely, and from cognitive behavioral methods to break patterns that keep anxiety and stress active.
Existential conversations are used when questions of meaning, purpose, or loss are central. Dr. Plunkett has worked in counseling for 23 years in Michigan and holds an LPC credential.
He has worked with a wide range of concerns, including abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness and pain, first responder matters, and difficulties around infidelity or commitment. His approach aims to be collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and real-world adjustments clients can try between meetings.
He offers different session formats so people can choose what fits their life and schedule.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what they say, and helps them notice their own strengths to use in day-to-day life. This approach can be useful when someone needs a calm space to sort out emotions and choices.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions keep problems going. It breaks larger worries into smaller patterns and teaches practical exercises to change those habits. CBT is often used for anxiety, stress, and low mood because it offers clear steps people can practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. They will try methods together and adjust the plan as needed so therapy fits each person’s situation.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation when that feels useful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when shifting to therapy during a busy day. These options make it easier to keep steady progress while fitting therapy into everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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