Dr. Darlene Groomes

Dr. Darlene Groomes is a Michigan-based counselor who combines professional training with a compassionate, client-focused approach. She holds a Michigan license to practice professional counseling and is also nationally certified in rehabilitation counseling, credentials that reflect her qualifications and commitment to effective care.

With clinical experience working with trauma, loss and grief, disability, family challenges, and body image concerns, Dr. Groomes offers individual, child, and family counseling. She uses a holistic framework that attends to physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual needs, and she delivers care through an integrative, client-centered model.

Her therapeutic toolkit includes cognitive-behavioral methods, psychoeducational strategies, trauma-informed practices, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques. As a youth mental health first aid provider and a trainer in adult mental health first aid response, she brings both practical skills and teaching experience to her clinical work.

Dr. Groomes creates a safe, accepting, and direct atmosphere where clients are heard and their experiences validated, and she aims to support personal growth and empowerment. If she is not the best fit for a particular need, she will provide referrals to local professionals who may offer a better match. She has three years of experience and practices in Michigan.