Darlene Narvae is a licensed professional counselor who brings three decades of clinical experience to her practice in New Jersey.
01About Darlene
Darlene Narvae is a licensed professional counselor who brings three decades of clinical experience to her practice in New Jersey. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. Her work also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions.
She meets people with trauma or a history of abuse in a warm, interactive way. Sessions aim to be respectful and sensitive while helping clients build practical skills.
Background and approach
Darlene listens closely and adapts conversations to what each person needs most. Her background includes many ways of working with clients. She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and shift behaviors.
Mindfulness and acceptance strategies are used to help people respond differently to strong emotions. Client-centered elements shape how sessions feel: the focus is on the person in front of her, their goals, and their pace. Dialectical skills are introduced when people need tools for emotion regulation and improved communication.
These approaches are blended to fit the concern at hand. Practical problems like sleep, eating, and work stress are often part of the work. Darlene also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, chronic health issues, caregiver strain, and recovery from abandonment or codependency patterns.
Therapy begins by identifying small, manageable steps toward change. Conversations tend to be clear and action-focused, with time set aside to practice new skills between sessions. Darlene aims to help people feel steadier and more able to cope with daily life.
02Credentials
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00080800 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1316002728 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Darlene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Darlene names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Darlene names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Darlene often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, sleep, and many daily worries.She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches people to make space for difficult feelings while acting on healthy values. ACT can help with stress, chronic health concerns, and decisions tied to life transitions.
Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try approaches, and adjust as needed. Conversations are guided by what the client wants to change and how they prefer to work. Online sessions offer flexibility for working adults and caregivers. Video calls let the therapist and client read expressions and practice skills together. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short, ongoing support between sessions or when typing feels easier than speaking.
These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, try out tools in real time, and continue steady progress without traveling to an office.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she work with?
Darlene helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and parenting challenges. She also addresses trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and many related life stressors.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive with respect and sensitivity at its core. Sessions focus on listening, practical tools, and adapting the approach to each person.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 30 years of experience working as a counselor in clinical settings and independent practice.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule based on therapist availability.
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