Dionne Schmidt, LMFT - Therapist in North Carolina

About Dionne

Dionne Schmidt is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on relationships and family dynamics. She draws on ten years of clinical experience to help people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, and intimacy-related concerns. Dionne emphasizes practical steps and clear communication rather than jargon.

She meets people where they are and works alongside them to find what helps in everyday life. Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

Background and approach

This means she pays attention to how patterns of connection and past hurts shape current interactions, and then practices concrete skills to change those patterns. She also uses elements of the Gottman Method and narrative work when those methods fit a family’s needs. Dionne has worked with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma and addiction.

Additional focuses include blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, communication and control problems, and coping with life changes. She explains things plainly and helps people try out new ways of relating. Sessions are available to people in North Carolina and are conducted in English.

Dionne describes therapy as a collaborative process where clients’ strengths guide each step. She supports clients in building clearer boundaries, repairing connections, and making sustainable changes that suit their lives.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how people connect and respond when they feel threatened or distant; online sessions use conversation and exercises to notice those patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then practices specific skills to change unhelpful habits; that work often includes simple exercises and homework that adapt well to virtual formats. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps partners and family members identify underlying emotions and reshape interaction cycles to rebuild closeness, using guided conversations to practice new responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dionne will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before, and then suggest ways to proceed together. The aim is collaborative adjustment rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, letting people fit sessions into busy family schedules. These formats make it easier to try tools between meetings, revisit material in writing, and maintain continuity when life gets hectic. For many families and individuals, the combination of a clear approach and flexible access makes progress more achievable.

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.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Dionne help with?

She works with relationship and family struggles as well as parenting and intimacy-related issues. Other areas include anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, addictions, and stress.

What is her therapy style like?

She combines attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address patterns and teach practical skills. Sessions focus on clear communication and manageable steps.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of professional work experience helping people with relationship and family concerns. That background informs a practical, straightforward approach.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, with license NC LMFT 1658 based in North Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow for different styles of engagement.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on those factors.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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