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Darice Dodd, LPC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Darice

Darice Dodd is an LPC with two decades of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, parenting concerns, mood disorders, and many other life difficulties.

Background and approach

She practices from a flexible, client-centered perspective that draws on a range of evidence-informed methods to match care to each person’s needs. Darice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a strengths-based approach while working with individuals and families facing complex emotional and behavioral concerns.

Her training includes graduate degrees in counseling and marriage and family therapy, and she holds professional licensure in Georgia and Missouri. Darice’s work integrates therapies that address thoughts, emotions, attachment dynamics, and internal parts, and she adapts treatment plans to the goals clients bring to sessions.

She aims to create an empathic, nonjudgmental space where people can explore challenges, build coping skills, and pursue meaningful change at their own pace.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems is a parts-based method that helps people identify and listen to different internal voices or roles to reduce internal conflict and heal from trauma or relational wounds. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values, increasing psychological flexibility, and learning skills to accept difficult emotions while committing to actions that align with what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relationship patterns and emotional bonds to improve connection, safety, and communication in close relationships.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the specific concerns a person brings, and together they will try strategies and adapt methods until a good fit is found. This collaborative exploration helps tailor work to each person’s needs rather than imposing a single method.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life gets busy, when in-person access is limited, or when people prefer remote formats for convenience and comfort. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver structured, goal-oriented work and ongoing support.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does this therapist commonly help with?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, family and relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, intimacy and eating issues, and related challenges like caregiver stress and body image.
What is the therapist's general approach and style?
The clinician uses an eclectic, client-centered style that blends cognitive, behavioral, attachment, and experiential methods to create individualized treatment plans based on each person’s needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The practitioner brings 20 years of experience in mental health and substance misuse counseling across a variety of settings and populations.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The therapist holds the LPC credential with licensure in Georgia and Missouri and practices out of Georgia; licensure details include MO LPC 2012041490 and GA LPC LPC005976.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and the therapist does accept international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
The therapist offers multiple remote formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsAnger managementDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Missouri, Georgia

Languages

English