Dr. Darlene Viggiano, LMFT

Dr. Darlene Viggiano is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, family and parenting stress, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, and issues around intimacy, addiction, and sleep.

She keeps sessions direct and practical. People come to talk through communication problems, commitment worries, codependency, and challenges tied to family of origin. She also addresses caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and midlife shifts that affect daily life and relationships.

Her background includes work in intensive outpatient settings, case management, and clinical supervision. She has led training for paraprofessionals and students on approaches for abuse and addiction. Her practice history includes work with adults molested as children, dual diagnosis cases, perinatal substance concerns, and interventions for domestic violence and infidelity.

Darlene uses a mix of clinical approaches in session. These include attachment-based perspectives, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, and existential ideas about meaning and choice. She also brings skills from clinical hypnosis and movement-based practices when appropriate.

She has a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from Saybrook University and a Master’s in Psychology from National University. Darlene has written on dreams, spiritual emergence, and on bereavement after pregnancy loss, and has presented workshops on Jungian and transpersonal topics.

People who choose her typically want straightforward help with relationship and family tensions, coping after loss or trauma, addictive patterns, or ongoing stress that affects parenting and daily functioning. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking.

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