Dr. Darlene Viggiano

Dr. Darlene Viggiano is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. She works with concerns like grief, anger, intimacy issues, sleep problems, ADHD, and career strain. Her approach emphasizes practical skills and clearer communication to ease daily pressures.

She has practiced for 18 years and holds a PhD in Psychology from Saybrook University. Early in her career she earned a master’s degree in Psychology and began work in clinical settings such as intensive outpatient programs. That experience included roles as a clinician, case manager, and clinical lead supervisor.

Across her career she has taught paraprofessionals and students and led workshops on topics that range from Jungian ideas to transpersonal psychology. Her work has included interventions for people who were molested as children, batterers’ intervention, dual diagnosis, perinatal substance use, and anger management.

She has also used hypnosis and mindful movement in therapeutic work and holds a certification in clinical hypnosis from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. She has written two books and presented on dreams and spiritual emergence, and on supporting women after pregnancy loss.

In session she focuses on listening closely, building safety, and teaching skills people can use between meetings. She aims for straightforward strategies people can try right away, combined with deeper work when clients want it.

How specific approaches guide online work

Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment attention and simple practices that help reduce stress and improve sleep. It can help people notice patterns of thought and calm strong emotions so they can respond more clearly rather than react.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current connection and trust. It can be useful for intimacy issues, communication problems, and healing wounds from past relationships.

Finding the right approach often happens together. The therapist will work with the client to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and the issues at hand. This is a collaborative process that may mix approaches over time as needs change.

If you plan to use online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand. They also let people use techniques learned in session in the places they live and work, which can make practice more practical and immediate.