Darlene Narvae, LPC

Darlene Narvae is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey with 30 years of experience. She has spent decades helping people cope with depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and anger. She also works with people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.

Her style is interactive and person-focused. Sessions are conversational with direct tools to address what causes distress. She uses clear techniques from cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness approaches alongside client-centered listening.

Over her career she has worked with a broad range of concerns including addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes. She also lists support for LGBT concerns, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue among her focus areas. Practical problem solving and skills practice are part of her work.

Darlene combines methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. That mix helps people learn new ways to respond to strong feelings and to reduce repeated patterns that increase anger and distress.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Early sessions typically identify immediate coping steps and longer-term goals. The emphasis is on workable strategies that people can apply in day-to-day situations.

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