Therapist profile
Darlene Mayers, LMFT
Florida
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anxiety and Addictions
Continue with DarleneWhere Darlene stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Florida / MT1735
- NPI
- 1346785219
- Experience
- 26 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Client-centered focus
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Darlene
Darlene Mayers is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in Florida with 26 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and codependency concerns. She also addresses parenting stress, career questions, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes.
Her background includes a B.S. in Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. She has decades of client work across mood disorders, substance problems, and trauma-related difficulties. That experience shapes how she plans sessions and sets goals.
In sessions she uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral strategies and elements from dialectical behavior therapy. She brings in motivational interviewing and mindfulness techniques when they fit the moment. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings, not abstract theory.
People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or living around someone else's moods will find practical boundary work and communication skills in her approach. She looks at patterns, past attachments, and current stressors to build manageable strategies. Conversations are interactive and aim for skills people can use in daily life.
Her practice also addresses intimacy-related issues, abandonment concerns, blended family adjustments, caregiver stress, chronic illness challenges, and body image or self-esteem worries. She works with LGBT concerns and with those navigating grief and life transitions.
How sessions work
Approaches used online and how they help
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's perspective and priorities. It involves active listening and helping the client identify their own solutions, which can help with relationship patterns and self-esteem issues.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete techniques to test unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and habit-driven responses. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) adds skills for regulating emotion and managing intense reactions, which can help with anger, mood swings, and stress under pressure.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining client-centered conversations with CBT exercises or DBT skills practice depending on what the client wants to focus on.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or let someone avoid travel time. Those practical benefits often help people keep consistent appointments and apply skills in everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and codependency-related patterns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to create clear steps clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience in the mental health field, including extensive work with mood disorders, substance issues, and trauma-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.