Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
How Dionne works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dionne
Dionne Schmidt is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in North Carolina. She brings ten years of clinical experience to work with people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and substance concerns. Dionne emphasizes practical steps people can use day to day and helps them find clearer ways to communicate and reconnect.
She sees relationship and family issues through an attachment lens, looking at how early bonds shape adult patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors that keep problems stuck. Emotionally-Focused Therapy tools are used when couples or partners need help identifying and expressing core feelings. Dionne aims to keep sessions straightforward and focused on what changes feel most useful to each person.
She encourages people to name small goals and try new ways of responding between sessions. Work often includes practicing communication skills, building routines to manage mood and sleep, and learning ways to cope with urges linked to addiction or anger. Her background includes a decade of clinical work in community and outpatient settings.
As an NC LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist - she draws on models that fit each client rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Dionne values collaboration and treats clients as partners in making practical change. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online through the platform.
People interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
What Dionne works with
Everything Dionne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dionne's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dionne lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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 attachment work and CBT translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape current relationships. Online sessions use conversation and exercises to identify patterns of closeness and distance and to practice new ways of responding to a partner or family member. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going; online work often includes tracking thoughts, trying brief behavioral experiments, and reviewing progress together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and share core emotions that fuel conflict, using guided conversations to shift interaction patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to what feels most urgent, outline approaches that could help, and try methods together to see what fits best. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan as needs and goals become clearer.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and emotion work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to share quick updates, ask questions between sessions, and build momentum when schedules are tight. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting work, parenting, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Dionne
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
Dionne works with relationship and family issues, parenting and intimacy concerns, stress and anxiety, anger, addictions, grief, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, and related challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She blends Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help clients change patterns, notice thoughts, and express emotions more clearly.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working in community and outpatient settings with adults facing relationship and mental health challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices in North Carolina and holds the NC LMFT credential, which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
People can meet with Dionne by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.