Jaime Darda
Compassionate clinician, practical support
MD, LCSW-C Maryland
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Jaime
Jaime Darda is a licensed clinician with a medical degree (MD) and an LCSW-C and about ten years of professional experience. She practices in Maryland and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, and the fallout of traumatic experiences.
Background and approach
Jaime aims to make the first step toward change feel possible and real for each person she meets. Clients can expect a direct, warm approach that keeps things simple.
Jaime builds sessions around what matters most to the person in front of her. She listens for patterns in relationships, mood, sleep, and daily routines and then works with clients to set realistic, step-by-step goals.
Her background blends talk-based methods and skills practice. Jaime uses client-centered techniques to make people feel heard and understood, and she draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to test unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors.
She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to build short-term gains and calm in daily life. Jaime has supported people through grief, addiction concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and challenges with intimacy and self-esteem.
She also works with issues like chronic pain, caregiving stress, attachment and abandonment concerns, and life transitions. Her experience includes addressing communication problems and blended-family stress.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled in different formats to fit busy lives. Jaime emphasizes collaboration - she and the client choose the pace and the techniques together.
The work aims to be practical, approachable, and focused on real-life results.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and helps clarify their priorities so therapy matches real needs. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and change behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. The Gottman Method offers tools to improve communication and reduce conflict in close relationships by teaching specific conversation and problem-solving skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jaime collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts methods over time, mixing listening, skill practice, and short-term focused strategies based on how things are progressing.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or staying connected between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility so therapy can happen in ways that match daily routines and practical needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed in
Maryland
Languages
English