- Warm interactive style
- Practical coping skills
- Values-based work
About Darlene
Darlene Narvae is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Her style is warm and interactive, and she aims to make sessions a place where people feel heard and respected.
She has worked with many concerns that often come together - relationship problems, parenting stresses, career challenges, ADHD, trauma, and emotional or physical abuse. Darlene also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, aging issues, and cancer-related distress. She has long experience helping people manage intense emotions and rebuild day-to-day functioning.
Her approach draws from several methods to match what each person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps. She includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas guide how she listens and teaches emotional skills.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Darlene focuses on concrete skills, short-term strategies, and pacing that fits the person sitting across from her. She encourages small experiments between sessions to test what helps.
People who prefer a collaborative, respectful therapist often find her style a good fit. She invites anyone ready to explore change to begin with a simple matching process and schedule a time to talk.
She has worked with many concerns that often come together - relationship problems, parenting stresses, career challenges, ADHD, trauma, and emotional or physical abuse. Darlene also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, aging issues, and cancer-related distress. She has long experience helping people manage intense emotions and rebuild day-to-day functioning.
Her approach draws from several methods to match what each person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps. She includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas guide how she listens and teaches emotional skills.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Darlene focuses on concrete skills, short-term strategies, and pacing that fits the person sitting across from her. She encourages small experiments between sessions to test what helps.
People who prefer a collaborative, respectful therapist often find her style a good fit. She invites anyone ready to explore change to begin with a simple matching process and schedule a time to talk.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Darlene uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. ACT can be useful for grief, anxiety, and coping with big life changes because it focuses on action alongside acceptance.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT works well for depression, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, and many day-to-day problems by breaking things into clear, doable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, client-centered listening, or a mix fits best, and they adjust as the work progresses.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example fitting a session into a work break or reducing travel time. It also allows therapy to continue when managing illness, caregiving, or other disruptions. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and emotion-regulation skills to the format you choose, keeping the focus on practical steps that help in daily life.
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she address?
Darlene works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and many related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens respectfully and uses practical exercises and short experiments between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 30 years of experience as a counselor, working with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.