Darice Dodd, LPC

Darice Dodd is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with about 20 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting struggles, grief, trauma, and midlife changes. Her work is straightforward and focused on practical change. She takes an eclectic approach that blends methods to fit each person. That means sessions may include ideas from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and client-centered listening. Conversations are respectful and aimed at real goals you name, like improving communication, managing mood swings, or coping with loss. Darice emphasizes strength-based work and avoids labeling. She aims to create an empathic, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through hard issues and try new ways of responding. Sessions often focus on skills, small experiments, and clearer thinking about current problems. Her background includes graduate study in counseling and marriage and family therapy. She has worked in settings that address mental health and substance use concerns and has supported people through trauma, addiction, and major life transitions. She draws on two decades of practical experience when helping people plan next steps. If someone wants help making a change, she works collaboratively to build a plan. That plan is adjusted as progress is made and as life shifts. Prospective clients are invited to start with a short questionnaire to see if the fit feels right before scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions toward them, while teaching ways to notice difficult thoughts without being ruled by them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches concrete skills for mood and anxiety management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current connection patterns and helps people try new, healthier ways of relating. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different exercises and adjusting plans based on what helps most. The practical benefits of online therapy can make it easier to fit work on mental health into busy lives. Online sessions can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and make it possible to keep appointments while traveling. The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current online and in-person options before booking to know what will work best for scheduling and daily life integration.