Hello, I’m Dara

(pronounced ‘DARE-uh’)

Psychotherapist — championing the freedom to be wonderfully human

Shame may have taught you to hide your light.

Through curious and compassionate exploration, we’ll rediscover this spark within — not by striving, but by gently unfolding. ✨

Together, we'll harness the power of experiential, evidence-based therapies:

• 🧭 Internal Family Systems (IFS) — compassionately harmonize your inner parts by connecting with your inner compass.

• 🌊 Somatics & Polyvagal Theory — attune to your body’s wisdom and restore your nervous system’s innate capacity for safety and vitality.

• 🪄 EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) — engage bilateral stimulation (BLS) to transform the emotional charge of the past into grounded freedom in the present.

On this therapeutic journey, we'll:

• 💫 Create Your Life & Well-Being — gain vivid clarity around your values, strengths, and purpose — creating heart-mind coherence so your life feels aligned and alive.

• 🌿 Nourish Your Nervous System — engage your innate capacity for neuroplasticity through somatic practices, expanding your capacity for joy, calm, and connection.

• 🦋 Reshape Long-Standing Patterns — access the transformative power of memory reconsolidation to release old emotional learnings and survival strategies — freeing energy for your dreams to unfold.

Through my own lived experience, I am deeply passionate about supporting you and your loved ones with:

• 🔥 Burnout, Anxiety, & Shame/Guilt — reawaken to enoughness and peace amidst expectations and overwhelm.

• 💡Career & Identity Explorations — work with self-doubt, perfectionism, and people-pleasing, and get clarity and confidence on your authentic direction.

• 💖 Relationship & Couples Therapy — cultivate deeper and more intimate connections through principles rooted in IFS’s Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO).

You don’t need to be fixed — you’re here to be wonderfully human. Let’s journey toward the version of you that feels free, present, and whole.

If you’re curious about working together, schedule a free 15-minute consultation.

A bit about me.

I’m a multi-passionate human with lived experience as a mother, wife, psychotherapist, certified coach, corporate/startup brand strategist, and a creative business founder.

Outside the therapy room, you’ll find me delighting in life’s simple wonders — dancing with my daughters and soaking in their laughter. Nature lights up my soul — I enjoy barefoot beach runs, ocean swims, yoga, and scenic bike rides. I’m also a voracious reader and believe books can accompany us on whatever journey we’re on.