New Leaf Center exists today as the legacy of our practice co-founders Dan and Darlene Crockett. These two visionaries founded the practice in 1990.
Until his death in September 2019, Dan Crockett, MS, LMHC, CSAT-S, CAP, was renowned for his pioneer work in treating addictive disorders. He was one of the first Certified Sex Addiction Therapists in Florida. He also was well-known and respected for his work in treating clients with substance abuse.
Dan provided outpatient individual and group therapy beginning in 1984, and he was a Senior Counselor at New Leaf Center since its founding. He served as its Executive Director until he and his wife Darlene sold the practice in February 2015.
Equally respected in Central Florida’s counseling world, Darlene Crockett served as New Leaf Center’s Office Manager until her retirement in July 2023. She spent 33 years providing our therapeutic staff with impeccable administrative and clerical support. In doing so, she designed the financial and administrative systems we still use today to manage our office.
Both Dan and Darlene made untold contributions to the success of New Leaf Center and to the counseling profession in Central Florida. We honor the reputation they built for our practice. And we strive to uphold the same aspirational standards they set for the Center more than 30 years ago. May we continue to do them justice.
