Darlene Nicks

Darlene Nicks, an LCSW licensed in New Jersey, provides therapy for young adults, adults, and seniors. She offers telehealth sessions. Her approach is strength based and holistic, tailored to a person’s needs and values. She supports people facing grief and loss, spiritual or religious concerns, and faith transition. She also addresses postpartum depression and sleep concerns, as well as anxiety, depression, and panic. Clients seek her help for relationship challenges with parents or family, and for the effects of trauma, including PTSD. She works with experiences of abuse, relationship violence, stalking, or harassment, and with racial or cultural oppression and trauma. She collaborates around physical stress and family caregiving stress, and can discuss sexual concerns with care and respect. Sessions emphasize empowerment, connection, and dignity, helping clients build on existing strengths while developing clarity and self-understanding at a sustainable pace.