Jaime Darda , MD, LCSW-C

Jaime Darda is a clinician who blends medical and social work perspectives to help people move through difficult moments. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, and brings ten years of professional experience to her practice. Jaime focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier in daily life.

She helps people cope with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. Jaime also addresses struggles with attention, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and low self-esteem. She supports people facing caregiving strain, chronic illness, and other long-term stressors.

In sessions she uses straightforward, evidence-informed approaches like client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques. She also draws on mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to build skills for managing thoughts, emotions, and relationships. The Gottman Method informs her work when clients want to improve communication and connection in intimate relationships.

Jaime aims to make sessions a calm place to talk through what’s happening and try small experiments between meetings. She uses plain language and sets clear goals so progress is easy to see. Her approach is collaborative - she and the person she’s working with decide what steps to try next.

Jaime practices from Maryland and offers services in English. She welcomes people who want support with life changes, coping, and building more reliable routines and relationships.

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experiences, giving space to talk and to be heard so changes can grow from personal values and strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood, teaching practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood swings, and improve daily routines. The Gottman Method concentrates on improving communication and problem-solving in intimate relationships to help people feel more connected and understood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jaime will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences, and then choose or blend methods together. That decision is collaborative so the plan fits what the person wants to achieve and how they prefer to work.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and comfort levels. Video is useful for longer conversations and skill practice, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for check-ins, and messaging suits brief updates or ongoing coaching. These flexible options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent momentum between meetings.