- Focus on thoughts
- Strengths-based
- Relational approach
About Darla
Darla Roundtree, LCSW, helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed by relationship and family issues. She works with people coping with trauma, grief, depression, parenting strain, ADHD, and challenges like self-esteem or career stress. Darla aims to make it easier to talk about hard things and to find practical next steps.
She draws on ten years of clinical social work experience to listen closely and respond without judgment. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts and everyday habits that shape feelings and actions. Darla pays attention to what a person already does well and builds on those strengths.
Her approach is collaborative. She offers feedback, teaches coping skills, and helps people set small, realistic goals. Conversations are practical and paced to each person's needs rather than fixed to a single technique.
Clients can expect a steady presence in sessions and help naming patterns that get in the way. Darla helps people explore attachment concerns, communication problems, and recovery from abandonment or loss. She also supports those navigating blended family challenges and caregiver stress.
Because she emphasizes thoughts and everyday habits, work in therapy often includes short exercises to try between sessions. The aim is to make change feel manageable and tied to real life. People looking for a thoughtful, relational therapist who listens first and guides next may find her style helpful.
She draws on ten years of clinical social work experience to listen closely and respond without judgment. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts and everyday habits that shape feelings and actions. Darla pays attention to what a person already does well and builds on those strengths.
Her approach is collaborative. She offers feedback, teaches coping skills, and helps people set small, realistic goals. Conversations are practical and paced to each person's needs rather than fixed to a single technique.
Clients can expect a steady presence in sessions and help naming patterns that get in the way. Darla helps people explore attachment concerns, communication problems, and recovery from abandonment or loss. She also supports those navigating blended family challenges and caregiver stress.
Because she emphasizes thoughts and everyday habits, work in therapy often includes short exercises to try between sessions. The aim is to make change feel manageable and tied to real life. People looking for a thoughtful, relational therapist who listens first and guides next may find her style helpful.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions; it can be useful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and family conflict. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist, using empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own answers; this approach supports self-esteem work and people processing grief or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and everyday habits influence feelings and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can shift as progress is made or priorities change.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people appreciate online work for fitting sessions into a busy life, handling brief check-ins during a lunch break, or doing focused skill practice without extra travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling family, work, and other responsibilities.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Darla supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues like self-esteem and career stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, with close listening and practical feedback. Work often focuses on thoughts and everyday habits and includes steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience as a clinical social worker working with a range of concerns from trauma to life transitions.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Tennessee and holds LCSW as her credential, listed as TN LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the therapist's biography does not specify formats here.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.