Hello! My name is Darlinda and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC-S), Registered Play Therapist (RPT-S), and National Certified Counselor (NCC) licensed in South Carolina and North Carolina with over 8 years of counseling experience. I also provide supervision for LPCI and have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, foster care/adoption, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, ADHD and ODD. I also help people who have experienced physical, sexual or emotional abuse and trauma.
My counseling style is warm, interactive, and sometimes playful when needed. I believe in treating everyone as I would like to be treated, with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I believe in the inherent worth and value of others and that nutritional deficiencies underlie many of the lingering issues. My approach combines person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, motivational, and dialectic behavior counseling. If you would like to schedule a time to talk, go to my schedule and select a day and time that is convenient for you. In addition, you can always let me know if there are no convenient times for you.
Congratulations on taking the first step to a more fulfilling and happier life. If you are ready to take that step I am here to support you.
I look forward to working with you! Darlinda
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Family of Origin Issues, Forgiveness
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
SC LPC 7028
NC LCMHC 9129
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I am so grateful that I found Better Help, and in that process I was paired with Darlinda! I have been working with her for almost a year! I’m now a professional with confidence, happiness and enjoying life!! I only wish I had called sooner! I look forward to our sessions!!!
Written on Apr 11, 2023 after therapy with Darlinda for 8 months
Darlinda always makes me feel heard and validated. She asks thoughtful questions that help me sift through my thoughts and feelings in a new way. She conveys curiosity combined with warmth and empathy and offers positive resources.
Written on Feb 27, 2023 after therapy with Darlinda for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, and coaching
I originally connected with Darlinda about a specific situation I was facing. She listened well and gave excellent feedback on that situation. Although that situation isn't resolved, it is postponed, but I still value the feedback I get from Darlinda on all the other things we now talk about. She's a great voice of compassion and reasonableness in a world where the noise can be loud.
Written on Dec 04, 2022 after therapy with Darlinda for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Ms. Banda is insightful, patient, and incredibly empathetic. Whenever I speak with her, I leave feeling so much more assured. She has helped me collaboratively make changes in my life and thought patterns, and I'm immensely grateful for her.
Written on Nov 18, 2022 after therapy with Darlinda for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Darlinda is a person with whom it is wonderfully easy to converse freely. She is very respectful and kind.
Written on Nov 11, 2022 after therapy with Darlinda for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and sleeping disorders
She’s great I love her!!
Written on Oct 13, 2022 after therapy with Darlinda for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
