Dionne Schmidt, LMFT
North Carolina · 10 years in practice
Dionne Schmidt is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as a core part of her approach.
License and registration
- LMFT, North Carolina
- 1658 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1639327471 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Dionne
Dionne Schmidt is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as a core part of her approach. She brings ten years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people navigate relationship and family challenges. Dionne aims to create a calm, direct space where clients can sort through what matters most to them.
She helps people who are wrestling with intimacy issues, parenting stress, or ongoing communication problems.
Background and approach
Dionne also supports those coping with anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addiction, trauma and grief. She pays attention to attachment patterns and how past family experiences shape current reactions. In sessions she blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques.
That means she listens for emotional patterns, helps name them, and works on small, practical changes in thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on narrative and existential perspectives to help people find meaning when life feels uncertain. Dionne works with issues like blended family dynamics, commitment worries, control struggles, and fatherhood questions.
She addresses concerns around fertility, forgiveness, guilt, and shame in straightforward terms. She also supports people dealing with substance use and domestic violence consequences. Based in North Carolina, Dionne holds the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential, LMFT.
Sessions are offered in English and she provides choices for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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
How EFT and Attachment Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and the patterns that follow. In practice this often means identifying how fear, sadness, or anger show up in relationships and then trying new ways of responding that build connection. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current needs and reactions, and it helps people make changes that feel more supported and predictable.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try different techniques, and adjust the plan as things change. Clients and the therapist decide together whether EFT, attachment ideas, or cognitive behavioral strategies fit best for the issue at hand.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different rhythms of life. Video is useful for deeper, interactive work and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or use shorter, written check-ins during a busy week. These options make it easier to fit therapy into family life, work schedules, and changing routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Dionne help with?
Dionne helps with relationship and family challenges, intimacy and parenting issues, and communication problems. She also works with anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addiction, trauma, grief, and stress-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques. The style focuses on naming emotional patterns and trying small, practical changes in thought and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional work experience supporting people with relationship, family, and mental health concerns.
Where is Dionne licensed and located?
She is licensed as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, and practices in North Carolina.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dionne?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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