- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Darlene
Darlene Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 24 years of experience. She centers sessions on listening first and creating space for people to speak without feeling judged. Her style is warm and steady, aimed at helping clients figure out next steps when life feels tangled.
She uses practical, straightforward methods to address common struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship concerns. She also supports people navigating parenting questions, career shifts, grief, addiction, and changes that come with major life transitions.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps rather than quick fixes. Darlene blends approaches such as acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-focused work, and cognitive behavioral ideas. That mix helps people notice patterns, change unhelpful thoughts, and act on values that matter to them.
She keeps language plain and avoids jargon so conversations stay useful and grounded. Her approach is collaborative. She listens to each person’s story, then helps set clear, practical goals.
Clients can expect compassion along with direct guidance toward healthier habits and clearer choices. For people who prefer ongoing support, she offers coaching-style help alongside clinical care. She aims to help people build skills they can use between sessions and to make steady progress toward the life they want.
What Darlene works with
Everything Darlene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Darlene helps people with.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Darlene lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current ways of connecting; this can help with intimacy-related issues and relationship struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down thinking and behavior patterns so clients can try new responses for depression, anxiety, and habit change.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your concerns and preferences, describe options, and work with you to pick methods that fit your goals. That collaborative process makes it easier to try strategies and adjust them as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which give flexibility for busy schedules. Video lets you have a fuller face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or you need to fit therapy into a short break. Messaging and live chat are useful for quick check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and fit therapy into everyday life.
Questions people ask about Darlene
What concerns does this therapist address?
Darlene works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship issues, grief, parenting, stress, and ADHD among others.
What is the general therapy style?
She uses a conversational, person-centered style that emphasizes listening, practical steps, and collaborative goal setting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 24 years of experience as a licensed social worker to her therapeutic work.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW with licensure noted as TX LCSW and MS LCSW, and she practices out of Louisiana.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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