Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
How Darlene works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Darlene
Dr. Darlene Viggiano is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people dealing with anger, relationship strain, stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges. She brings 18 years of clinical experience and a practical approach to everyday problems.
Dr. Viggiano works with individuals seeking clearer communication and better emotional control. She trained in psychology and holds a PhD in Psychology, which informs her understanding of behavior and relationships.
Her practice blends Attachment-Based ideas, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns, name emotions, and try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-directed. She helps clients break big problems into small, doable steps. Techniques are described plainly and practiced in session so people can use them at home.
Her background includes work in intensive outpatient settings, program leadership, and training other clinicians. That experience has given her a steady, pragmatic skill set for handling complex issues like trauma, dual diagnosis, and process addictions. Dr.
Viggiano also presents workshops and has written on dreams and pregnancy loss. This gives her added perspective when clients bring spiritual questions or grief into therapy. She offers services from California and conducts sessions in English.
People who choose her can expect clear explanations, collaborative goal setting, and practical tools for handling anger and related concerns. She works to make the steps forward understandable and manageable.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
Approaches Darlene lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonding shapes emotional reactions. Online sessions can help identify those patterns, practice new ways of connecting, and reduce reactive responses in relationships.Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on naming and reshaping emotional experiences in the moment. In remote sessions, this approach helps clients notice feeling states, try new responses, and rehearse healthier interactions that carry into daily life.
The therapist will collaborate with each person to find the best fit. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as work progresses. That collaborative process makes it easier to try different techniques and settle on those that help most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read body language and work in depth. Phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break. Live chat and text are useful for quick updates, homework check-ins, or for people who prefer writing to talking. These options create flexibility so therapy can fit into busy lives and varied schedules.
Questions people ask about Darlene
What concerns does this therapist address?
The practice supports a wide range of issues including anger, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, addiction, sleeping problems, parenting strain, self-esteem, and life transitions.
What is the therapy style like?
Sessions are conversational and practical. The therapist focuses on identifying patterns, teaching coping skills, and practicing new ways to respond to stress and conflict.
How long has this clinician been practicing?
She has 18 years of clinical experience, with a background in outpatient programs, clinical leadership, and training other providers.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.