Hello and welcome! I’m so glad you’re here. I’m Dara, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW #94374) based in Los Angeles, CA.

Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, life transitions, or low self-esteem, I’m here to walk beside you. My goal in therapy is to create a partnership—a space where we journey together toward greater awareness, self-compassion, and lasting change. My approach is holistic, trauma-sensitive, and integrative, drawing on multiple evidence-based practices.

Throughout my clinical work and life experiences, I’ve had the privilege of working with people from diverse racial, gender, cultural, and sexual identities. My practice welcomes individuals of all backgrounds, religions, ages, and abilities. Being human is challenging and none of us are meant to navigate it alone. I’m here to help.

I offer online individual therapy to adults living anywhere in California.

Individual counseling

Family counseling

Couple counseling

– Individual Grief Therapy for Children, Teens, and Adults

-Family Grief Therapy

In Person in Newport Beach or Via Telehealth Anywhere in California

Grief changes us—but even in loss, there’s room for hope and meaning.

My approach blends attachment theory, psychodynamic insight, and a strengths-based perspective, using modalities like ACT to support growth and healing. When working with grief, I draw from the dual-process model which recognizes that life and loss are deeply intertwined—and that it’s possible to move between moments of mourning and moments of living. Your experiences shape you, but they don’t define you. Together, we’ll make room for both your grief and your growth.

This work is personal to me. My own experiences with grief and therapy are what led me here, and they give me a lived understanding of what it’s like to rebuild after loss–not from a textbook, but from my own life. I’m not here to lead from a distance. I’m here to be with you through the work, honoring your process while drawing from what I’ve learned in my own journey.

If you’re feeling lost, isolated, or unsure where to start in navigating grief, I want you to know you don’t have to figure it all out alone. I’d be honored to walk alongside you. Text, call, or email me, and we will take that first step together.

(949)919-0529

danielle@coastalminds.org

• Individual Counseling – Support for grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, and personal growth

• Life Counseling – Guidance for career decisions, academic challenges, and life transitions

• Assessment & Diagnosis – Mental health evaluations and treatment planning

• Psychoeducation – Mental health education and skill-building resources