Dr. Darlene Viggiano, LMFT

California · 18 years in practice

Dr. Darlene Viggiano is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LMFT, California: 35420 · expires April 2026
NPI: 1679632491 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Darlene

Dr. Darlene Viggiano is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, addiction, parenting stress, mood concerns, and work or life changes.

Her approach is grounded in listening closely and helping people find practical ways forward. Dr. Viggiano uses several therapy styles to fit different needs.

She draws on existential ideas to help people search for meaning and face life transitions.

Background and approach

Attachment-based work and client-centered methods shape how she builds trust and focuses the therapy on each person’s experience. Her background includes roles as an intensive outpatient clinician, case manager, and clinical lead supervisor. She has worked with people affected by childhood sexual abuse, dual diagnosis, infidelity, and perinatal substance use.

She has also led anger management and couples communication work and offered workshops in Jungian and transpersonal topics. Dr. Viggiano earned a PhD in psychology and earlier completed a master’s degree in psychology.

She holds the credential LMFT which indicates licensure as a marriage and family therapist in California. Her work includes teaching and training other clinicians over many years. Clients can expect straightforward sessions that focus on real-life problems and coping strategies.

She blends discussion of feelings with practical tools to reduce distress, improve communication, and help clients move toward clearer goals.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Darlene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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

Approaches Darlene names

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Online support

Approach and choices for online therapy

Dr. Viggiano draws on existential therapy to help people face big questions about purpose, direction, and change; this approach can be useful when life transitions, grief, or a midlife crisis make someone re-evaluate what matters. Attachment-based therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonding affects current connections, which helps with communication, intimacy-related concerns, and family issues. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist follows the client’s lead and supports self-directed growth.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods over time rather than assuming one fixed path. Clients are invited to give feedback and shape the work as it progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when a deeper conversational focus is needed. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short reflections between sessions, or when a written format helps someone process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain continuity during life changes.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She supports people with relationship problems, family and parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and addictions among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style blends listening with practical work. She uses existential ideas, attachment-based approaches, and client-centered techniques to focus on meaning, relationships, and each person’s experience.

What is her professional background?

She has 18 years of clinical experience and has worked as an intensive outpatient clinician, case manager, and clinical lead supervisor, and has trained other clinicians and paraprofessionals.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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