- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Attachment work
About Darice
Darice Dodd is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia and Missouri with 20 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, family and relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, bipolar, and a range of other life challenges. Sessions address practical problems like parenting strain, feeling stuck after change, anger, or low self-esteem.
Her background includes a Master of Science in Professional Counseling and an Educational Specialist degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Georgia State University. Over two decades she has worked in settings that include mental health and substance use care, supporting people with co-occurring issues and complex histories. She also has supervisory credentials noted in her professional record.
In session she draws on several approaches rather than a single method. Expect conversations that use cognitive-behavioral ideas, acceptance-based strategies, attachment-focused perspectives, and person-centered listening to work through immediate problems. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior techniques when emotion regulation is a concern.
Practical concerns are a focus. Clients work on concrete strategies for coping with stress, improving communication, managing cravings or compulsions, and rebuilding trust after hurt. The tone is direct and grounded, with attention to what changes might fit everyday life.
Darice welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, including those in the LGBT community, and accepts international clients. She offers therapy that aims to address both current symptoms and the patterns that maintain them.
How Darice applies therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking action that fits what matters most. It can help with anxiety, low motivation, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for depression, anxiety, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds influence current trust and intimacy; this can help with relationship strain and attachment issues.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to pick and combine methods based on the person’s goals, current needs, and preferences. That collaboration helps shape sessions week to week rather than starting with a fixed plan.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around school, shifts, or commutes. It can also allow shorter check-ins, sessions without video when that is preferred, or flexible scheduling to match a student or young professional routine. Licensed professionals often adapt skill practice and homework to daily life so progress can continue between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Missouri, Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, family and relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, bipolar, and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is eclectic and practical, combining cognitive-behavioral, acceptance-based, attachment, client-centered, and dialectical skills to address immediate problems and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in mental health and substance use settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) licensed in Missouri and Georgia and practices in Georgia.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people outside the United States?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
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