Darlene Browning
HI I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker , I am licensed in New York , New Jersey, Pennslyvania and Delaware and I have been a Social Worker since 2001. I graduated from Hunter College School of Social Work and I have worked in the mental health for over 30 years.I provide psychotherapy with an eclectic, person-centered, and non-judgemental approach. I provide a safe, secure, and empathetic warm environment. The world can be scary, cold, and insensitive place to be and there is a lot of uncertainty going around, but together we can get through it. I have a certificate in Intergerated Trauma , newly trained in EMDR, and AEDP as well. i am also part of the BIPOC community. I also have experience working with LGBT community, relationships, intimacy issues, and attachment issues , career difficulties, coaching, and compassion fatigue. My clinical approach includes CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Trauma, abuse and family conflict. I use Zoom, Face time, Doxyme and Google Meet.
I have a certificate in Intergerated Trauma , newly trained in EMDR, and AEDP as well. i am also part of the BIPOC community.
First session
Our first session is all about YOU as well as the second. We both will get to know other and we focus on what areas you want to work on. I a intake form is filled out prior to our first meeting and we discuss your future goals and why therapy and why now ?
Strengths
One of my greatest strengths is my ability to create a safe, warm, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel genuinely heard and understood. I want my clients to know that they can bring their authentic selves into the therapy room without fear of judgment or shame. I meet each person with empathy, compassion, and respect for their individual experiences. My sessions may incorporate grounding techniques, mindfulness, meditation, and other therapeutic approaches based on each client’s needs. I believe healing begins from the very first interaction, and I strive for clients to leave each session feeling heard, supported, lighter, and more hopeful. My AEDP-informed approach emphasizes emotional safety, connection, and helping clients recognize their own capacity for healing and growth.
Ideal clients
We are all wired to heal. No matter what happened in our past , we can not go back. We can only move on, change our trajectory and become the person who are destined to be . Great, unstoppable and resilient.
Treatment methods
EMDR
I am EMDR trained , Level 2 trained AEDEP . I use this approach for clients who have un-regulated nervous system from trauma, anxiety and depression. They may have trauma that is unprocessed and it is a hinderance that affects their daily lives.
Eclectic
Help client use their parts in overcoming past trauma by helping them heal from their protective and wounded parts.
Somatic
Help clients make a connection between attachment from early childhood and until present.
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
i help clients understand their emotions through talk therapy that help people cope with emotional challenges , such as trauma, loss, anxiety and depression.
Location
Virtual sessions