- Attachment-based methods
- CBT and EFT
- Family of origin issues
About Dionne
Dionne Schmidt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in North Carolina with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship concerns, family conflict, intimacy issues, and parenting challenges. Her practice also addresses anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, and stress-related problems.
Dionne frames work around how early family patterns affect present life. She listens for repeated roles, communication habits, and expectations people bring from childhood. Sessions focus on identifying those patterns and testing different ways of relating that feel more comfortable and effective.
Her approach blends Attachment-Based Therapy with cognitive-behavioral tools and emotion-focused work. That mix is used to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, name strong emotions, and try new ways of connecting with others. Practical exercises and discussion are both part of the sessions.
Dionne also incorporates ideas from the Gottman Method and narrative and existential perspectives when they fit a person's goals. She uses those lenses to address commitment questions, blended family strain, fatherhood issues, and family-of-origin concerns. The goal is clearer communication and steadier relationships.
She encourages straightforward conversations about expectations, boundaries, and next steps. People who come to her often want concrete changes in how they relate, cope with life transitions, or manage mood and stress. To begin, readers are asked to use the directory's intake flow to match and schedule a first session.
How attachment work and emotion-focused methods translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationship patterns. In sessions this looks like mapping who people relied on growing up and identifying ways those patterns show up in adult relationships. It can help with family-of-origin issues, closeness and commitment concerns, and attachment worries.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. In practice that means naming a worry, testing a belief, and practicing small changes between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and naming core emotions to improve how partners or individuals respond to one another.
The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which approach fits a person's goals. That decision is based on what the client wants to change, how they respond in early meetings, and practical needs. Dionne uses clinical judgement and client input to shape each plan.
Session format details should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific supported formats. Ask about the available ways to meet when you complete the matching questionnaire. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into work or family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can be part of a busy week.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family issues, intimacy and parenting concerns, plus anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, and stress.
How does she work with family patterns?
She looks at roles and expectations carried from childhood and helps people try different ways of relating in current relationships.
What is her clinical background?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, family, and mood-related issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in North Carolina and provides services to people in that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
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