- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping tools
- Focus on relationships
About Darlene
Darlene Goines is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Louisiana with 18 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and the ups and downs of close relationships. Her work also covers family concerns, parenting strain, grief, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy.
She uses a straightforward, compassionate approach. Sessions center on listening, practical steps, and clearer communication. That can look like sorting through relationship patterns, building daily coping strategies, or naming priorities when life feels overwhelming.
Her background includes long experience supporting caregivers, people facing workplace stress, and those dealing with major life changes. She also helps people managing ADHD, compassion fatigue, anger, and the emotional aftermath of divorce or separation. Coping with natural or human-caused disaster is one of the areas she lists among her focuses.
Darlene draws on client-centered therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. These approaches guide how she responds in sessions rather than promising any single outcome. She aims to adapt her style to each person’s needs and goals.
Sessions are intended to be practical and respectful of everyday life. People come away with clearer next steps, improved communication tools, and a plan for small changes that add up over time.
How her approaches guide online therapy
Client-centered therapy is about following the person's lead and shaping sessions around what matters most to them. It helps when someone needs space to be heard and to build their own solutions. Motivational interviewing focuses on strengthening a person’s own reasons for change and on small actionable steps. It can be useful for managing habits, motivation, and life transitions. Solution-focused therapy looks for immediate, practical strategies and small goals that move a person forward quickly; it often helps with stress, relationship problems, and coping with specific challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That collaboration means techniques can change over time as needs evolve.
This profile does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits someone's schedule. It can also support steady progress with regular appointments and homework between meetings, while keeping the focus on practical change and real-life adjustments.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Darlene supports people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, intimacy issues, and anger. She also lists areas like ADHD, caregiver stress, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a client-centered style that prioritizes listening and working from each person's goals. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques shape sessions toward practical change and clearer next steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working with people on relationship, emotional, and life-change issues in Louisiana.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LPC credential, listed as a Louisiana LPC, and practices in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.