Venise Darisme

Venise Darisme, LCMHC, LPC brings 15 years of counseling experience to her practice in Virginia. She uses a person-centered approach to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, grief, anxiety, anger, mood shifts, or challenges with eating and body image. Venise writes plainly and focuses on clear steps people can use day to day.

Her background includes a Master of Arts in Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Biology from Mount St. Mary’s University. She holds the Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential (LCMHC) and the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC). These credentials reflect her work within Virginia and related practice settings.

Venise combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques to address symptoms and patterns that cause distress. She also uses Existential Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when those approaches fit a person’s needs. In sessions she helps people identify thoughts and behaviors to change and builds practical coping tools.

Her practice covers many concerns including addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career stress, sleeping problems, compassion fatigue, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and intimacy-related struggles. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, immigration challenges, and multicultural stressors.

Venise emphasizes collaboration and straight talk. She helps clients set goals, try techniques between sessions, and track small changes over time. Sessions are conducted in English and she does not accept international clients.

How Venise’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Venise often uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a calm, respectful space where the person’s goals guide the work. This approach focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people clarify what they want to change or understand about their feelings.

She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and task-focused, and it can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Venise collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their needs and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also accommodate people who prefer not to use video by offering other options when those are available. Licensed professionals work with clients to set realistic goals and practice skills between meetings to support meaningful change.