- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship help
- Parenting support
About Simone
Simone Darsana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 5 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship tension, family conflict, parenting challenges, and symptoms of depression, with a particular understanding of young adult issues.
Simone focuses on clear conversation and practical steps. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She creates a setting where clients can talk about difficult feelings and everyday pressures without judgment.
Her approach emphasizes improving communication and identifying unhelpful patterns. Simone often works with people who feel isolated, struggle with control, or are navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting transitions. She also supports those working on self-love and women's issues.
Simone draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address both immediate problems and longer term patterns. She helps clients break down worries into manageable tasks and practices, and she checks in on what is and isn’t working.
Simone invites straightforward planning for next steps after each session. That can mean setting communication goals, practicing new routines, or trying brief behavioral experiments between meetings. The aim is to make small changes that fit day-to-day life.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Simone uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients address specific problems and improve daily functioning. One common approach focuses on communication skills - teaching ways to express needs clearly and listen without escalating conflict, which can help with relationships and family tensions. Another approach targets stress and anxiety by identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavioral changes to reduce avoidance and increase coping.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Simone collaborates with each person to decide which techniques to try first, checks how they’re going, and adjusts plans based on the client’s goals and preferences. That collaborative planning helps keep sessions practical and relevant to life as a young adult.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit would be difficult. Talk with Simone during the matching process about how therapy can fit around school, work, parenting, or other commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, family conflict, parenting issues, and depression. Young adult issues such as leaving home, identity, and early-career pressures are also included.
How would you describe her style in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and practical. She aims to help clients talk through feelings and try doable steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as an LMFT working with the listed concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices with that credential in that state.
Can people who don’t speak English work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start a session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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