Darlene Narvae, LPC

Darlene Narvae is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with three decades of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, everyday steps people can take when stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes feel overwhelming. Her tone is warm and direct, aimed at helping someone who is worried and unsure where to start.

She listens first and builds a plan around each person's strengths and concerns. Sessions tend to be conversational and collaborative. Darlene draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and develop new habits that reduce distress.

Her work also includes acceptance and commitment strategies and client-centered practices that emphasize values and meaningful action. She uses mindfulness techniques to help people manage strong emotions and DBT-informed skills for coping with intense moments. These tools are chosen to match what an individual needs most.

Darlene has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and career stress. She also works with issues such as body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and coping after separation.

In sessions she aims to create straightforward goals, teach skills that can be used between meetings, and check progress together. Her approach is flexible and adjusts as progress is made. When someone is ready to take a step toward feeling better, she offers steady guidance and practical tools to help them move forward.

Approaches that guide online sessions

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behavior to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take committed action toward what matters, even when difficult feelings are present. This approach can help with coping during life changes and sustaining motivation.

Client-centered therapy prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and supports people in finding their own solutions. It helps people feel heard and builds confidence in personal choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as progress is made. That collaborative decision-making helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in and work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief, ongoing support and let people share between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.