Darrell Clarke, LPC

Darrell Clarke is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 22 years of experience. He focuses on stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, and helping people cope with life changes. He aims to create a straightforward, respectful space where clients can talk about what matters most.

He uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered ideas to help people clarify values and build a life that feels meaningful. Mindfulness and existential perspectives are woven in when they fit the client's goals.

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. He listens for patterns in thinking and behavior, then works with each person to try out different strategies. Homework and simple experiments between sessions are common when they help progress toward goals.

He often helps people facing issues around attachment, abandonment, codependency, and trust. He also supports those dealing with infidelity, jealousy, divorce and separation, fatherhood concerns, and communication or control issues. Work on guilt, shame, forgiveness, and commitment worries is part of his practice.

People who do best with his style tend to want concrete tools plus space to reflect on meaning. He invites motivated individuals who are ready to try changes and stay engaged in the work. The initial steps are a short questionnaire and a conversation to match goals and scheduling.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Darrell commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety or improve relationships. CBT sessions focus on concrete steps and practical exercises that adapt well to video, phone, or text formats.

He also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which centers on clarifying values and taking committed action toward them. ACT helps with long-term motivation and managing difficult feelings without getting stuck, and those discussions can work well in conversation-based formats or through written exercises.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try. He checks in on what helps and adjusts the plan as needed so work stays relevant to your life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into busy routines.