Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Darlene works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 33
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Darlene
Darlene Schmitt is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 33 years of experience based in New York. She focuses on practical help for common struggles like stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, self-esteem problems, grief, and anger.
Her approach aims to make starting therapy less intimidating for someone seeking change. Darlene creates a relaxed space where people can talk through feelings and thoughts without judgment.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward methods to set manageable goals and build skills. Sessions often include learning ways to manage strong emotions and to shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She draws on client-centered work to keep sessions focused on each person's priorities.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot and change the thoughts and behaviors that drive anxiety, low mood, and compulsive habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Darlene also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help people stay present and find reasons to change.
Those tools can be helpful for addictions, procrastination, and building motivation during life transitions. She adapts methods to each person's pace and goals. Many people come for help with family-related issues, communication problems, parenting stress, and midlife concerns.
She also has experience with trauma, sexual assault recovery, obsessive-compulsive struggles, panic attacks, seasonal affective disorder, and young adult issues. Sessions are offered in English and are available via several online formats.
What Darlene works with
Everything Darlene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Darlene's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Darlene lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Darlene often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change the thoughts and habits that keep problems going. CBT is practical and task-based, which lends itself well to online work where homework and short exercises can be shared and reviewed.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are concrete and can be practiced between sessions, making them useful when working by video, phone, or text. Client-centered work shapes sessions so the person's goals guide which tools are used.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Darlene will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what is helping and what feels workable for the individual.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill coaching. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, homework discussion, or when shorter, flexible contact is needed. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Darlene
What kinds of concerns does Darlene address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem, anger, grief, and many related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on a person's goals and practical skills. She blends client-centered listening with CBT and DBT techniques to build emotion regulation and coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 33 years of professional experience working in a variety of settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - NY LMHC - and practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.