About Darlene
Darlene Wilken is a licensed professional counselor who brings eight years of clinical work to each meeting. She practices in Tennessee and focuses on addiction and mental health concerns. Her style is warm and interactive and she aims to treat people with respect and compassion.
She has extensive experience supporting people with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as co-occurring mood and attention concerns such as bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.
How Darlene works
She also helps people cope after physical trauma or emotional abuse, and with common struggles like anxiety, stress, grief, anger, and self-esteem issues. Darlene uses several practical approaches to shape therapy, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She combines these methods to build plans that address a person’s specific needs and goals.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on real-world skills. Her background includes inpatient addiction treatment and current work in a clinic serving people with opiate addiction and related mental health needs. That experience gives her familiarity with both substance concerns and complex mental health presentations.
She draws on what has worked in those settings when tailoring an individual treatment plan. People who choose her can expect straightforward guidance, skills practice, and attention to personal values. She supports conversations about relationships, parenting stress, career pressures, intimacy-related issues, and identity topics like LGBT concerns.
The emphasis is on practical steps that fit daily life.
Darlene lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Darlene works with
The areas below are the ones Darlene selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LPC-MHSP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches you can use online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person rather than labels. It creates space for someone to tell their story and decide which goals matter most, which helps with motivation and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches simple skills to change unhelpful cycles. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day struggles.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. It can be especially helpful for strong mood swings, anger, and intense emotions.
Darlene will work together with each person to find the best mix of these approaches. She uses the first sessions to understand goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan so it fits the client’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy lets people meet by video, by phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and skills coaching. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or work around bandwidth limits. Live chat and text messaging make it easy to check in between sessions or use brief exchanges when a longer meeting is not possible. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life.
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