Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Darlene works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Darlene
Darlene Graham is a licensed mental health counselor with 17 years of experience helping people move forward in their lives. She blends practical coaching with counseling to support growth in relationships, self-worth, and life direction. Darlene writes in plain terms and focuses on small, doable steps that add up to real change.
Her style is warm and direct. She listens first and helps clients identify unhelpful thought patterns. From there she works with each person to build new habits and better ways of relating to others.
Background and approach
Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and reflection on progress. Darlene uses several common therapeutic approaches to guide her work. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and on client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on each person's needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help shift thinking that fuels anger, shame, or low self-esteem. She also brings tools from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are strained. These approaches offer concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving closeness with others.
Darlene pays attention to life transitions, career concerns, and body image issues as part of a full picture. People who choose her tend to want practical strategies and steady support. She aims to walk alongside clients as they practice new responses, repair connection, and make choices that reflect their values.
Darlene is based in Indiana and conducts work in English.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Darlene lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- 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 Darlene’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections; online sessions let someone talk through those patterns and try new ways of relating in real time. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and the client's goals, making it a natural fit for discussion-based video or phone sessions where the pace follows the person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises, which translate well to online formats through worksheets, homework, and between-session check-ins.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Darlene will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then recommend strategies that match those needs. The process is collaborative and adaptable as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, school, or family demands. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a quick check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter updates, skill practice, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Darlene
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Darlene works with relationship issues, self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, intimacy-related struggles, eating and body image concerns, anger, compassion fatigue, and related topics.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered, step-by-step style that focuses on thought restructuring and practical skill building to help people change patterns and reach goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience providing counseling and coaching to people facing a range of personal and relational challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
Darlene is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in Indiana.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.