Dionne Schmidt, LMFT
Therapist in North Carolina
Dionne Schmidt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in North Carolina with ten years of experience.
- Licensed inNorth Carolina
- License1658
- NPI 1639327471
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Dionne
Dionne Schmidt is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in North Carolina with ten years of experience. She focuses on connection and attachment in relationships, and she helps people find clearer ways to communicate and resolve conflict. She uses an attachment-based lens to understand how early bonds affect current relationships.
That perspective is paired with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas also guide sessions when intense emotions and closeness are central concerns.
Background and approach
Clients often come for relationship strain, parenting stress, intimacy concerns, or family conflict. She also supports people coping with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Sessions address both immediate problems and patterns that repeat over time.
In the room she aims to listen first and then offer clear, manageable steps. That might mean practicing communication skills, trying new ways to respond during conflict, or working on emotion regulation strategies. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Dionne helps people explore values, repair ruptures, and build steadier connections. Her approach combines understanding where patterns come from with hands-on techniques to change them. She encourages small experiments between sessions to test new ways of relating.
Credentials
- LMFT (North Carolina)
- License 1658 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1639327471 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dionne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dionne names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment and Emotion-Focused Care Online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns shape current relationships and reactions; it helps when partners or family members keep repeating painful cycles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts and actions influence mood and behavior, and it is useful for anxiety, depression, and changing habits that get in the way of relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) zooms in on emotional responses between people and is often used when closeness, fear of rejection, or intense arguments are central issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. She collaborates with clients to adjust techniques over time so the work matches each person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when schedules or distance make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief exchanges and ongoing check-ins between sessions to track progress and practice new skills. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Work covers relationship and family tension, parenting and intimacy issues, ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and stress-related problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions combine an attachment-based perspective with cognitive behavioral techniques and emotionally-focused work to address feelings and behaviors in relationships.
What is Dionne's background and experience?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with ten years of professional experience supporting people with relationship and family concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The clinician holds a North Carolina LMFT credential and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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