Daphne Jones-Gooden, LPC

Daphne Jones-Gooden is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with 12 years of clinical experience. She has spent more than a decade helping people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, and changes in life. Daphne also supports those navigating parenting stress, relationship strain, addictions, and challenges tied to ADHD and grief.

Her approach is practical and goal-focused. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people notice patterns, try new coping skills, and set achievable goals. Sessions are collaborative and built around what each person wants to change.

Daphne places emphasis on skills that can be used between sessions. She helps clients break problems into smaller steps and practices tools for managing emotions, reducing avoidance, and improving communication. She uses straightforward language and clear steps so parents and busy adults can apply strategies right away.

People come to her for help with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, obsessive-compulsive concerns, caregiving stress, and issues that arise in blended families. She also offers support for life purpose, midlife transitions, and compassion fatigue. Daphne blends practical planning with moments of reflection to keep progress moving.

Therapy with Daphne typically involves setting short-term goals and checking progress regularly. She encourages small experiments and problem-solving between sessions. Her style is warm, direct, and focused on real-world change.

How Daphne blends therapeutic approaches online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more useful alternatives; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships when feelings feel overwhelming.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work they do together. Daphne will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit those needs. The process is collaborative and may combine techniques from CBT and DBT with motivational interviewing or solution-focused steps when that makes sense.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for a full-session experience, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can work for brief check-ins or homework support. These options give flexibility for busy parents, workers on break, or anyone who needs different ways to connect.