- Client-Centered Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused work
About Darlene
Darlene Goines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 18 years of experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, parenting and family concerns, grief, self-esteem, anger, and life changes. She also works with people facing compassion fatigue and ADHD challenges, and she lists life purpose as a focus area.
Clients can expect straightforward, person-centered work that focuses on what matters now. Sessions emphasize clear goals and practical steps. Darlene uses conversation to help people sort priorities, improve communication, and regain daily functioning after big changes.
Her background includes many years helping people with blended family issues, caregiving stress, fertility and fertility-related concerns, and divorce or separation. She pays attention to family of origin patterns, communication difficulties, commitment concerns, and control issues that make daily life harder.
Darlene often uses solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals and motivational interviewing techniques to resolve ambivalence about change. Client-Centered Therapy guides the tone of sessions, with the person’s priorities leading the work. That mix is aimed at making practical progress rather than only discussing problems.
People who come for help with intimacy-related issues, body image or aging and geriatric topics will find direct, problem-focused sessions that name issues and test small changes. She also addresses abandonment, forgiveness, coping after disasters, and the emotional impact of caregiving. The approach is plainspoken and oriented to real-life adjustments.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's priorities and experiences. In practice this means conversations that follow what matters most to the client and let them set the pace and topics. Motivational Interviewing helps people who feel unsure about change by clarifying values and gently exploring readiness to act. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, concrete steps that produce visible progress and helps create short-term goals.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist reviews what has or hasn’t worked in the past and tests methods that match the client's goals. Together they adjust techniques based on how the client responds and what fits day-to-day life.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work and family obligations, reduce travel time, and allow quicker scheduling for short check-ins. Sessions can support focused problem solving, communication skills practice, and planning for life transitions while keeping the work suited to a client's routine.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to life direction?
She lists life purpose, coping with life changes, emptiness, and self-esteem among her focus areas and helps people explore those issues in sessions.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck or directionless?
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's priorities and employs Solution-Focused techniques and Motivational Interviewing to set short-term goals and resolve ambivalence about change.
How much experience does she have working with these concerns?
She has 18 years of clinical experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, caregiver strain, grief, and related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What does the initial sign-up process look like?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.