Therapist profile
Darcy Pare, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Anxiety and Parenting
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- Anxiety management
- Parenting strain
- Coping skills
About Darcy
Darcy Pare is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with nine years of experience. She helps adults who are dealing with anxiety, stress, trauma, and feeling emotionally overwhelmed. She also supports people navigating parenting strains and relationship and family concerns. Darcy integrates evidence-based therapy with biblical perspectives when clients want faith included.
Her day-to-day work focuses on clear, practical steps. Sessions look at current patterns and small changes that reduce stress and support functioning. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other structured approaches to help people notice thoughts and try different behaviors.
Darcy also uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping skills and emotional regulation. Those methods are used to manage strong feelings, reduce reactivity, and improve communication. Motivational Interviewing is part of her work when people are making behavior changes related to addiction or other goals.
When faith matters to a person, she weaves biblical perspectives into conversations alongside clinical methods. That combination is offered only when a client wants it included. Sessions aim to be straightforward and centered on what matters most to the individual.
People can expect practical homework between sessions, skills practice, and check-ins on progress. Darcy helps adults work through issues such as parenting stress, relationship strain, mood concerns, attention differences, and addiction challenges. She focuses on actionable steps rather than long lectures.
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How her approaches are used in online work
Darcy draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify upsetting thoughts and try different, concrete behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress because it focuses on changing patterns that keep problems going.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take action despite difficult emotions. ACT often helps when people feel stuck or want to build a more purposeful routine. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and challenges and then suggest which methods to try. That plan is revisited and adjusted in collaboration with the client as progress and needs evolve.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people appreciate the way remote sessions can fit into weekdays and family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can also adapt exercises and between-session work for a client's daily routine.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps adults with anxiety, stress, trauma and feeling emotionally overwhelmed, as well as parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, and substance-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends structured, evidence-based methods with practical skill building and occasional incorporation of biblical perspectives when clients request faith integration.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with adults on mood, stress, addiction, parenting, and relationship-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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