- Goal focused
- Mindful practices
- Relational insight
About Jaime
Jaime Darda is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, and relationship concerns. Jaime aims to make first steps feel manageable and clear rather than overwhelming. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most to them.
Jaime brings a straightforward style to sessions. She listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps people set small, achievable goals. Conversations often focus on day-to-day strategies for sleep, eating, focus, and coping during hard times. She also works with issues like parenting strain, career stress, anger, and low self-esteem.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new habits. Jaime also uses mindfulness practices and solution-focused methods to help people find clarity and practical next steps. She applies ideas from the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are part of the concern.
Jaime has experience helping people cope with loss, chronic health challenges, attachment questions, and the emotional fallout from separation or blended family transitions. She supports people facing compassion fatigue and caregiver burnout as well as those addressing dissociation or complex mood concerns.
If someone wants to begin, Jaime asks a few questions to understand current needs and goals. From there she works with each person to set realistic targets and check progress over time.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and heard. Online sessions using this approach center on building a respectful, collaborative conversation and uncovering what the client values and wants to change.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In remote sessions CBT can be used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, try small behavioral experiments, and practice new skills between meetings to improve sleep, mood, or focus.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment awareness. These exercises can be guided in a session and assigned as short daily practices to help with anxiety, stress, and emotional regulation.
Finding the right way of working is part of therapy. Jaime will collaborate with each person to choose which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in about what feels helpful and adjusts methods as progress unfolds.
Confirm current session options before booking, since the profile does not list specific online formats. Many people find online therapy helpful because it can fit into a work break, avoid travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to keep appointments during busy weeks. Ask about the session length and schedule when arranging the first appointment.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues can Jaime help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and grief plus mood and attention challenges like bipolar disorder and ADHD. Other areas include addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and career stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is listening first, then working toward practical steps. Sessions blend client-centered listening with CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to set doable goals.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues and has worked on trauma, grief, and mood disorders among other concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW-C license in Maryland and practices there.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are not specified in the profile.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jaime?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.