Dara Damico, LCSW

Dara Damico is a licensed therapist based in New York who brings 26 years of clinical experience to her work with people facing depression, addiction, trauma, and a range of emotional challenges. She practices from a trauma-informed, client-centered perspective that emphasizes empathy, respect, and the inherent strengths each person carries. As an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she combines professional training with compassionate, evidence-informed methods to support recovery and growth.

Dara creates an affirming therapeutic space where clients can explore difficult feelings, process painful experiences, and develop practical skills for daily life. Her approach blends talk therapy with structured techniques to help clients build resilience, manage symptoms, and pursue meaningful change. She has experience addressing stress, anxiety, eating and sleeping concerns, addictions, intimacy and parenting issues, and concerns related to identity and trauma.

Clients work with Dara to identify realistic goals, uncover inner resources, and practice new ways of coping. She aims to walk alongside each person with steady support and professional expertise, helping them translate insight into sustainable strategies for emotional well-being and improved relationships.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Dara Damico uses client-centered therapy to ground the work in each person’s experience, creating a collaborative relationship where the client’s needs and values shape the goals and pace of treatment. This approach helps with issues like identity concerns, relationship difficulties, and building self-esteem.

She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical, skills-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can be effective for anxiety, depression, panic, and many everyday stressors by teaching concrete coping strategies.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is another tool in her practice, offering skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT can be particularly helpful for intense emotions, self-destructive patterns, and challenges with relationships.

Dara approaches treatment collaboratively and will work with clients to determine which methods fit best for their goals and preferences. Finding the right blend of techniques is part of the therapeutic process, and she adjusts the plan as progress and needs evolve.

Online therapy with Dara is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options that fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from New York and support continuity of treatment even when life is busy or changing.