Darlene Wilken, LPC, LPC-MHSP

Darlene Wilken is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with eight years of experience in mental health and substance use settings. She has worked in inpatient treatment and in a methadone clinic, helping adults who face addiction and co-occurring mental health concerns. Her background includes direct, day-to-day work with people managing mood and thought disorders as well as substance-related challenges.

She brings a warm, interactive manner to sessions and focuses on respect and compassion. Darlene adapts plans to fit each person's needs and priorities. Conversations are practical and focused on what a person wants to change right now.

Her practice includes work on stress and anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, grief, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, anger, and career pressures. Drug and alcohol addiction is an additional focus area based on her clinical experience.

Darlene uses a mix of approaches to guide therapy. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the person's lead, cognitive behavioral strategies to address thinking and behavior patterns, and mindfulness skills to help with grounding and emotional regulation. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused tools are used to strengthen motivation and set small, practical goals.

She offers services from Tennessee and conducts sessions in English. International clients are accepted, and session scheduling follows the site's matching and booking process.

How her approaches fit with online therapy

Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person's goals and priorities, offering a supportive stance and reflecting what matters most in a session. This helps when someone needs empathy and a steady, listening presence.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing skills to change them. It is commonly used for stress, anxiety, depression, and managing mood shifts by giving concrete tools to test new ways of thinking and acting.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, includes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal interactions. DBT tools are often helpful for people who struggle with intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflict.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can be revisited as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use skills in real-life moments between appointments. Licensed professionals adapt these approaches to the online setting to focus on practical skills and steady support.