Darlene Goines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana.
01About Darlene
Darlene Goines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana. She draws on 18 years of experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns. She also helps with parenting strain, grief, self-esteem struggles, and challenges around intimacy and anger.
Darlene focuses on clear, practical steps rather than jargon. In sessions she listens, reflects, and helps clients set small, workable goals. She uses conversation and collaborative problem solving to support coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her work addresses a wide range of related issues, including abandonment, blended family problems, caregiver stress, communication and control struggles, and divorce or separation. She also supports people dealing with body image, fertility worries, aging concerns, and family of origin wounds. Darlene combines client-centered care with techniques from motivational interviewing and solution-focused therapy.
That mix lets her follow what matters most to each person while guiding them toward practical next steps. Clients often leave sessions with clear ideas to try between meetings. She offers therapy in English and provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Costs vary with location and the subscription model used can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
02Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 4048 · expires June 2028
- NPI
- 1508170317 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Darlene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Darlene names
These are the methods Darlene names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Darlene’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience without judgment. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them find their own solutions to problems like anxiety, grief, or relationship stress.Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people weigh their options and build motivation for change. It can be useful when someone feels stuck with behavior changes, caregiving stress, or coping with life transitions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Darlene collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions make this flexibility easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good fit when video is difficult, and live chat or text messaging let people check in between meetings or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options help fit therapy into busy days and different routines while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
Darlene works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns along with parenting strain, grief, self-esteem, intimacy issues, anger, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening, motivational interviewing to explore readiness for change, and solution-focused techniques to set practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience helping people navigate personal and relational challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is an LPC licensed in Louisiana and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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