About Darlene
Darlene Narvae is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in New Jersey with three decades of experience. She focuses on a wide range of everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship or career concerns. Her style is warm and interactive and she aims to make people feel heard and respected from the first visit.
She works with people coping with trauma and abuse as well as those facing addiction, grief, or intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Parents who are overwhelmed, people managing sleep or eating difficulties, and those navigating major life changes can expect practical strategies alongside emotional support. She also addresses concerns such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue. Therapy sessions use a blend of approaches chosen to match each person's needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Mindfulness practices build present-moment awareness and stress reduction. Client-centered techniques create space for people to set the pace and goals for therapy.
Darlene emphasizes collaboration. She listens first, then helps shape a plan that fits daily life and personal values. Meetings aim to be straightforward and focused on small, achievable steps rather than overwhelming theory.
People considering therapy can expect clear guidance about options and simple tools to use between sessions. The goal is steady progress toward better coping, improved relationships, and more reliable emotional balance. Darlene offers this work with compassion and practical direction.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Darlene often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings while taking steps toward what matters most. ACT is useful when someone wants to stop fighting feelings and start building a life aligned with their values. She also relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns in thinking and behavior and replace them with more helpful habits. CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many day-to-day struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss different methods and collaborate with each person to choose what fits their goals, preferences, and life situation. The plan can change over time as progress is made or needs shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick, flexible touchpoints between appointments or for people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
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What this counselor 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