About Darryl
Dr. Darryl Plunkett focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, low self-esteem, or depression. He presents as calm and direct and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable for someone under pressure.
Dr. Plunkett believes each person knows their own story best. He treats the client as the primary expert and helps them build on what already works.
The first sessions often focus on what matters most and on small, practical steps to reduce distress.
How Darryl works
Over 23 years of work in Michigan, he has supported people facing a wide range of problems. These include abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness and pain, first responder stress, and relationship challenges such as infidelity or divorce. He also works with personality concerns and mood difficulties like Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder.
His approach blends helpfully direct conversations with practical skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and to try small behavior changes. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the person’s goals at the center of the work.
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, responsibility, and choices when life feels confusing. Sessions are offered in English and can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. He holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as LPC, in Michigan.
People interested in starting complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
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What Darryl works with
The areas below are the ones Darryl selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's goals. In online sessions this means the therapist spends time understanding what matters to the client and adapts each meeting to those priorities. It helps when someone needs validation and a steady guide through difficult decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT uses straightforward exercises that can be practiced between sessions, like tracking thoughts or testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and daily life. That may mean combining conversational, skills-based, and meaning-oriented work over time.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility. Video calls are useful for longer discussions and real-time feedback. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, reminders, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health challenges while keeping the focus on practical progress and personal goals.
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