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Christy Darji

Christy Darji, LMHC

Florida

Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Family patterns and stress

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Family of origin issues
  • Parenting support

About Christy

Christy Darji is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in Florida with three years of clinical experience. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Christy also addresses family of origin issues and related concerns such as attachment, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness.

She uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques to help people recognize patterns that started in childhood and still affect their choices today. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful responses, building practical skills to manage strong emotions, and improving communication in family relationships. The work is collaborative and oriented toward small, usable changes.

Christy draws from approaches that include cognitive behavioral strategies, skills from dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and trauma-informed perspectives. These methods are used to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address avoidance or dissociation when it arises. She also integrates person-centered listening to clarify values and goals.

In sessions she often helps people track where family expectations and roles influence current behavior. That might mean talking through patterns around caregiving, boundaries, or role reversals that began in childhood. The focus is on clearer decision making and steadier emotional responses rather than on labeling past events.

Practical tools are a consistent part of the work. Clients learn ways to calm intense moments, set firmer boundaries with relatives, and handle parenting stress with less shame. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work

Christy often draws on cognitive behavioral approaches that help people notice and change thinking patterns that feed anxiety and low self-esteem. CBT techniques are practical and skill-focused, useful for stress, worry, and shifting repetitive reactions.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Those exercises help when intense feelings, impulsivity, or dissociation make it hard to stay present or make steady choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christy will review your goals and preferences and help decide which techniques to try first. That collaborative process allows adjustments over time as needs change.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier, help fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Different formats can be better for shorter check-ins, quieter conversations, or pacing work across a week; discuss practical preferences when you book to find what fits your routine.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveTraumatic brain injury

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem issues, and coping with life changes, plus related family of origin concerns.

How would you describe her approach in sessions?

She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and person-centered listening to find what helps in day-to-day life. Sessions focus on identifying patterns and building skills to manage emotions and improve communication.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of experience as a clinician working with the concerns listed in her profile.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - practicing in Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What should I know about session formats?

Session formats are not specified in the profile; confirm current session options before booking to make sure they fit your needs.

How are fees handled and how do I start?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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