01 · Who Daphne works with

Daphne works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Daphne lists 16 specialisms and 17 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Daphne chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Daphne's own words

What Daphne says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Life can be challenging for everyone. Hello, my name is Daphne Jones-Gooden I have been a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of Michigan for 10 years. During my career as a mental health professional, I have worked with a diverse population including adults, teens, adolescence, school age children and families. As a psychotherapist I specialize in treating issues regarding anxiety, depression, caregiver’s issues, ADHD behaviors, self-esteem, life transitions, parenting, and family issues.

Utilizing cognitive behavior, motivational interviewing, solution focused, and family theories; the client is able to gain progression while navigating their therapeutic journey. I believe the therapeutic journey is a professional relationship where the client establishes chosen goals; and both the client and therapist work together to achieve therapeutic outcomes. I look forward in partnering with you to address the challenges that have hindered progression in your life.

Daphne Jones-Gooden, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Daphne works

The 4 approaches Daphne lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Daphne lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Daphne's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Daphne runs a session.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Daphne practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Daphne's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Daphne at this point.

2. Naming Daphne specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Daphne is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Daphne.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Daphne

Built from what Daphne actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Daphne's - Daphne has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Michigan

Licence

MI LPC 6401012449

Licence number

6401012449

Licence expires

23 Mar 2028

NPI

1285072272

Years in practice

12

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Daphne's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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