About Dariann
Dariann Updike is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, with eight years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and low self-esteem. She presents a calm, approachable presence and focuses on practical ways to cope with life changes. Parents reading this will find straightforward language and a steady, supportive style.
Dariann centers sessions on what feels useful for the person in front of her. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and on skills from dialectical behavior therapy to handle intense emotions.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide conversations about connection and communication when relationship worries come up. Her work emphasizes building everyday tools. Clients practice coping skills, communication strategies, and ways to boost self-love and confidence.
Sessions often include goal-setting and brief, focused exercises that can be used between meetings. Dariann keeps a collaborative tone. She invites people to set the pace, name priorities, and try approaches that match their needs.
Progress is tracked in small steps so changes feel manageable. People who are looking for practical strategies, clearer communication, or help with social anxiety and phobia may find this style helpful. Dariann offers care in Kentucky and conducts sessions in English.
To start, readers should confirm current scheduling and session details before booking.
How specific approaches fit into online work
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem and includes exercises you practice between sessions.DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It offers concrete skills for managing strong feelings and improving communication.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those choices over time.
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also enables continuing work through life transitions and lets people practice skills in real-world settings between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English