About Coach Darlene

Coach Darlene
Founder & CEO, The Higher Level Method™
Personal and Professional Development Coach | Strategic Growth Expert | High-Impact Advisor

Coach Darlene is a highly accomplished personal and professional development coach whose dynamic career spans over three decades across multiple industries. As the visionary Founder and CEO of The Higher Level Method™, she specializes in helping individuals and organizations achieve transformative growth through a holistic and results-driven coaching approach.

Her extensive expertise includes career advancement, elite event planning, business negotiation, salary maximization, stress and time management, burnout prevention, goal setting, communication enhancement, relationship strengthening, and spiritual well-being. She also supports clients facing mental health challenges by offering referrals to a specialized Board-Certified Licensed Mental Health Therapist, as needed. Whether navigating life transitions, exploring personal fulfillment, or sharpening professional performance, Coach Darlene provides tailored strategies that lead to measurable success.

Coach Darlene’s academic credentials reflect her commitment to excellence:

Bachelor’s in Public Administration (LIU/POST)
Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management (Stony Brook)
Certification in Rhetoric from (Harvard)
Personal & Professional Development Coaching certification (The Academy of Modern Applied Psychology - Scotland)

Her diverse professional background includes serving as a college administrator, adjunct lecturer, Head NJCAA Women's Volleyball Coach, and NYC assessment probation officer. This wealth of experience allows her to deeply understand the multifaceted challenges her clients face.

What sets Coach Darlene apart is her deeply person centered coaching methodology. She helps clients uncover overlooked opportunities, enhance self-esteem and self-awareness, resolve internal and external conflicts, and ultimately boost both performance and profitability. Her clients, ranging from rising professionals to seasoned executives, have gone on to achieve national recognition, expand their networks, grow their businesses, and secure media exposure.

Her signature philosophy:
Higher Level Thinking + Higher Level Performance = Higher Level Results™

Through High Impact Intensives, One-Day Higher Level Sessions (virtual or in-person), and ongoing video conferences, Coach Darlene empowers clients nationwide to exceed their personal and professional goals. Her mission is simple yet powerful: to help others unlock their full potential and live life at a higher level.