Dr. Darlene Viggiano, LMFT - Therapist in California

About Darlene

Dr. Darlene Viggiano helps with relationship and parenting struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, and addiction-related concerns. She also supports people facing sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, life changes, and work or career stress.

Dr. Viggiano is an LMFT and brings 18 years of clinical experience to sessions. She works from California and offers therapy in English.

Her style is practical and down-to-earth. She listens first to understand what is happening in everyday life.

Background and approach

Then she offers tools and clear steps to try at home. Sessions focus on improving communication, managing intense feelings, and repairing trust when relationships are strained. Dr.

Viggiano uses a mix of approaches to match the problem at hand. She draws on attachment-based ideas to address how close relationships shape current behavior. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help shift unhelpful thoughts and actions.

Emotion-focused methods guide couples through difficult emotions to rebuild connection. Her background includes work in intensive outpatient settings and supervisory roles. She has trained paraprofessionals and students in approaches for addressing abuse and addiction.

Over her career she has run programs for anger management, couples communication, and substance-related concerns. She has written on dream work and on pregnancy loss, and has presented workshops on Jungian and transpersonal topics. Dr.

Viggiano is a member of professional associations and holds clinical experience spanning assessment, group programs, and individual therapy.

Approaches for connection and change in online therapy

Dr. Viggiano often combines attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current trust, closeness, and conflicts, and it helps people change how they respond to one another. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve sleep and mood.

She also brings elements of emotion-focused work when couples or partners need help naming and moving through intense feelings. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. Plans are revised as progress is tracked and new issues emerge.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow for flexible scheduling and support between meetings. They make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family life, to check in after a difficult conversation, or to use brief messages for coaching, while keeping the focus on practical skills and stronger connections.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can she help with?

She supports relationship and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, addiction-related problems, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and related life stresses.

What is her general therapy style?

She listens closely and works in a straightforward way to teach skills. Sessions focus on communication, emotion regulation, and practical steps to try between meetings.

What is her clinical background?

She has 18 years of experience, has worked in intensive outpatient programs, and has supervised clinical staff and trained students and paraprofessionals.

What credentials and location apply?

She is an LMFT licensed in California with license number CA LMFT 35420 and practices from California.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

How are sessions offered online?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Addictions
ADHD
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Career difficulties
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Compassion fatigue
Control issues
Coping with life changes
Depression
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family of origin issues
Grief
Infidelity
Intimacy-related issues
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Parenting issues
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self esteem
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sleeping disorders
Smoking / vaping cessation
Stress, Anxiety
Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 18 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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