Trauma Therapy · Trinity, Florida & Statewide Telehealth
Trauma & PTSD · Women's Issues · Individual TherapyYou don't have to make sense of this alone.
Dr. Darlene Starrett, PhD, LCSW, helps women, teens, and children untangle the weight of trauma and difficult relationships — at a pace you control, with a doctoral-level clinician trained specifically in trauma and crisis work.
Call (727) 207-4579 · Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., by appointment
A free 15-minute conversation to see whether this is the right fit · In-person in Trinity, with telehealth available for Florida residents
Trauma therapy in Trinity, Florida
Trauma-Focused Therapy in Trinity, Florida
Structured, doctoral-level trauma care for the responses that don't make sense from the outside, but make complete sense given what happened. What happened to you was real, and the way it's showing up in your life today makes sense. Trauma responses — hypervigilance, avoidance, difficulty trusting, feeling stuck in old patterns — can feel chaotic and confusing from the inside. Therapy provides a structure, not to minimize what happened, but to make it navigable, so you can regain your footing.
Learn morePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support in Trinity, Florida
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a specific diagnosis, not a catch-all word for distress. If a qualified evaluation points to PTSD — or if you're not sure and want to find out — this is the kind of work that follows. PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is diagnosed when a qualifying traumatic event is followed by a specific cluster of symptoms — intrusive memories, avoidance, negative shifts in mood or thinking, and heightened arousal — that last more than a month and interfere with daily life.
Learn moreFlorida Telehealth Therapy
Most current clients choose in-person sessions at The Hope Center in Trinity. For Florida residents who can't make that work, telehealth is available as an alternative — not a separate brand of care. Telehealth is offered to Florida residents for whom regular in-person sessions aren't realistic — distance, scheduling, mobility, or other practical barriers. It uses the same individual, trauma-focused approach as in-person sessions, delivered over a secure video platform.
Learn moreOld patterns that no longer work. A weight that's hard to name.
"I'm stuck in patterns I know aren't serving me anymore, and I don't know how to change them."
"Trust has been broken before. Starting therapy feels vulnerable — and I need to move at my own pace."
"I'm carrying the past and the demands of the present, and I need somewhere I can set some of that weight down."
If any of that sounds familiar, you're not alone — and what you're feeling makes sense given what you've been through. Trauma responses often don't make sense from the outside. Together, we can start to make sense of them.
A doctoral-level trauma clinician who is genuinely curious about your story.
Dr. Darlene Starrett holds a PhD in Counseling and Psychological Studies with a focus on trauma and crisis work — training well beyond the master's-level licensure common among local therapists. She creates a space where clients can speak openly about what's happened, what's changed, and what they hope for next.
Her approach is grounded in compassion, safety, and empowerment. With children, she incorporates play-based methods that allow natural, safe expression. With adults, she draws on trauma-focused, solution-focused, and evidence-based approaches to help you challenge old patterns and build steadier ways of coping.
- PhD, Counseling & Psychological Studies — Regent University
- Certification in Traumatic Stress Studies — Trauma Research Foundation
- Master of Social Work (MSW) — Southeastern University
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Florida (SW25075)
Getting started, in three honest steps
A free 15-minute conversation
No forms, no commitment — just a chance to ask questions and see if this feels like the right fit.
We build a safe pace together
Your first sessions focus on understanding your story and establishing safety and trust — never rushed.
Steadier footing, on your terms
Not "fixed," but more grounded — less reactive to the past, more connected to who you are now.
A calm, welcoming place to land — in person or on screen
The Hope Center, Trinity area
8847 Mitchell Boulevard, New Port Richey, FL 34655 — in the Trinity area of Pasco County, a convenient drive from Trinity, New Port Richey, Holiday, Odessa, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, and Land O' Lakes.
Anywhere in Florida
Secure video sessions for Florida residents statewide — from the Panhandle to the Keys, including Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Miami. Same clinician, same approach as in person.
About Florida telehealthPlain-language answers, before you ever pick up the phone
Why Do I Still Feel Unsafe After Trauma?
Why the body can stay on alert even after the danger has passed.
Relationship & DV RecoveryWhat Does Emotional Abuse Actually Look Like?
Patterns that rarely get named as abuse, and why that makes them harder to leave.
Starting TherapyCan Therapy Help If I Don't Want to Talk About Everything?
What a first session actually asks of you — and what it doesn't.
"Darlene brings a rare combination of clinical depth and genuine warmth to her work with trauma survivors."
— Beth Townsend, LMHC