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Darice Dodd

Growth-focused counselor for families

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Missouri, Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Darice

Darice Dodd is a licensed professional counselor with about 20 years of experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, relationship troubles, parenting challenges, and addiction concerns. She practices in Georgia and brings a calm, practical style to sessions. Parents and families will find straightforward support for communication problems, blended family issues, attachment concerns, and other family and parenting topics.

She uses clear, focused conversations to identify what matters most to each person.

Background and approach

Sessions often include learning new ways to cope with anger, manage ADHD symptoms, or work through grief and trauma. Darice mixes tools from several therapy methods to fit each family's situation rather than using one fixed plan. Her main training is as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and she also holds licensure in Missouri.

That background informs both individual and family sessions. She aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people feel heard and can try practical strategies. Therapy with her commonly targets communication, boundaries, and problem-solving skills.

For parents that may mean building routines, addressing body image or eating concerns, or improving caregiver stress. For couples it can involve intimacy issues, trust, or commitment challenges. Darice works collaboratively to set goals and adjust the plan as progress is made.

She explains options plainly and helps people practice skills between sessions. This hands-on, adaptable approach is intended to make therapy useful for everyday family life.

How specific approaches are used in online family work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then move toward actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for parents managing anxiety, grief, or chronic stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and is often used to improve parent-child connection, repair trust, and reduce conflict.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person or family about goals, try a few methods, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps in daily life rather than using a single formula.

Online sessions include video calls, phone conversations, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy family schedules. These formats make it easier to attend from different locations, let caregivers join without long drives, and support follow-up between meetings through messaging. The practical goal is flexibility so families can practice new skills and keep therapy integrated with everyday routines.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, ADHD, and a wide range of family-related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is collaborative and adaptable. She combines methods like cognitive behavioral, attachment work, and client-centered techniques to match each person's needs.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has about 20 years of clinical experience working in mental health and substance-use settings with adults, children, couples, and families.
What credentials and location information are on record?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Missouri as MO LPC 2012041490 and in Georgia as GA LPC LPC005976, and she practices from Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so families can choose what fits their schedule.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Tap the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Missouri, Georgia
Languages
English

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