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Darlene Narvae

Darlene Narvae

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

New Jersey · 30 years experience · English

Accepting new clients online Counselor of color

About Darlene

I am a licensed professional counselor in the state of New Jersey with over 20 years of experience working as a psycho-counselor. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I also work with many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

My therapy style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and rational-emotive therapy. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. When you are ready to explore or take that step, I am here to support and empower you.

I look forward to our work together!

What Darlene helps with

  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • LGBT
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Sleeping disorders
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse
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  • 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
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Postpartum depression
  • 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

How Darlene works

  • 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

What clients say

  • “Darlene has been very helpful to me. I really appreciate her.”
  • “Darlene is very insightful but she challenges me to come up with my own insights, which is invaluable.”
  • “Darlene is understanding and down to earth, she makes me feel heard”
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  • “Darlene is understanding and down to earth, she makes me feel heard”
  • “Darlene is a heaven sent angel. She has turned my life around. She believes in me, encourages me, and genuinely cares about me. She does not judge, she adds different perspectives, shes understanding, she allows you to be yourself without any restrictions. She has always been there for me since i started Betterhelp. Honestly i do not know where i would be right now without her. Darlene, you have saved me and i am grateful to have you.”
  • “Darlene is empathetic, compassionate, and an amazing active listener. She gets through to the root of the issue and helps you understand things you may not have understood about yourself for years and years. Her style is warm and maternal. I trust her knowledge, and she is not only a skilled therapist but a wonderful human being. I am so glad to have been connected with Darlene.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.

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