Hi,
I am an LCSW-C, licensed in the state of Maryland with 5 years of experience working as a Behavioral Health counselor and crisis therapist and Certified in DBT. I have worked with a wide range of concerns including Mental health diagnosis, anxiety, Anger management, with a focus in Domestic Violence, Motivational interviewing, Crisis intervention and Solution based therapy.
My counseling style is relaxed and direct. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, not believing in stigmatizing labels. There is a need for me to build rapport with each individual served to better assist in understanding the process we are embarking on. There must be a mutual understanding as my goal is for every client to be a part of their wellness journey. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, Crisis intervention, psychodynamic, holistic counseling, and Cognitive-behavioral counseling.
The journey to change is not easy but doing it alone only makes it more difficult. If you will allow me to, we can take this journey through the stages of change together.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Aging and geriatric issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Domestic violence, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MD LCSW-C 22689
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Daria Willoughby has been my counselor for almost 3 years and I couldn’t ask for any one better. She is empathetic, smart, and understanding. She’s the type of counselor that it always rooting for you and always in your corner when you need her. But her strongest attribute as a counselor is how welcoming she is. For someone that was not used to online therapy she was so easy to talk to and truly helped me explore better opportunities for myself, and overall, helped me become stronger mentally.
Written on Aug 12, 2024 after therapy with Daria for 2 years and 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Absolutely an incredible therapist!
Written on Nov 15, 2023 after therapy with Daria for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
Wonderful
Written on Dec 15, 2022 after therapy with Daria for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Daria is a very helpful and caring person. She helped me a lot with my self esteem issues.
Written on Oct 27, 2022 after therapy with Daria for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
The best therapist I’ve ever had. I’ve made so much progress in the last year. She didn’t give up on me. She knew the person I could become before I saw it in myself.
Written on Jul 26, 2022 after therapy with Daria for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
She’s honestly the best. She listens to me and makes me feel heard. She’s my first therapist and I’ll definitely be sticking with her because she always knows the right things to say and always provides me with resources to cope with any and every situation I’m going through
Written on Jul 14, 2022 after therapy with Daria for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, relationship issues, family conflicts, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, anger management, intimacy-related issues, and coaching