Ayse Darnell

Do you always seem to be struggling on the fringes or even have intense trauma, anxiety, or depression? Are you from a minority population, or a marginalized group? You deserve to have a space of healing and complete acceptance to further explore, grow, and understand yourself. It is my goal as a provider to work on what YOU want to work on during your journey of growth and healing. You are your own expert, I'm just here to keep us on the path.

I am a Half-Turkish LPCC-S who specializes in EMDR, cultural diversity, anxiety, depression, LGBTQIA+ concerns, alternative lifestyles, and neurodivergent populations. I am intensely passionate about meeting clients where they are and working on goals collaboratively with clients and any supports in their lives with whatever method that works the best for them.

Starting therapy no matter how many times you may have tried before, can be frightening but I am here to help make this process go smoothly! Let us work together and see where your life can go, and how it can change!

I feel that working with those with multi-cultural backgrounds are widely overlooked, even marginalized in our current society. I want to help those that feel like the outcasts, and help them find themselves and their communities, no matter what that means for you. I also feel that those who are neurodivergent have constantly been told that they do not matter, or they are too weird, or too crazy, or not normal and therefore have a deep self-hatred. I relish the opportunity to help those people let go of these negative thoughts that can consume their lives.

Due to my personal ethics, I will not use any AI in my therapy services, even if the platform itself encourages its use.

In our first session, I will discuss with you why you have come to therapy this time, whether that is your first time ever in therapy or your 100th. It is always my goal to make you feel comfortable and able to discuss your issues with me from the first minute to the last so all questions that you have can and will be answered. I will set some expectations for communication outside of sessions and discuss availability as well. The first session will typically involve more information gathering regarding how your life is being effected by your concerns. If you are interested in EMDR I will also provide plenty of information regarding that methodology as well and gauge your interest and the appropriateness of this method for you!