Expert Therapy for High-Achieving Individuals Seeking Lasting Transformation through Scientifically Proven Methods
I often work with private and high-achieving professionals, executives, creatives, and LGBTQIA+ individuals facing burnout, trauma, identity shifts, and emotional disconnection. Many carry grief, betrayal, childhood trauma, addiction, spiritual confusion, or feel lost in career or existential crises. They’re seeking not just relief, but real insight—practical, science-backed tools woven with timeless wisdom.
Our work gently uncovers emotional and somatic patterns that hold them back. Most clients begin to feel more clarity, self-trust, and calm within weeks, with lasting growth across relationships, work, and inner life. I blend parts work, somatic and mind-body trauma healing, psychodynamic insight, and practical tools for real transformation. Whether we’re exploring your emotional blueprint, confronting painful truths, struggling in career or identity, or finding new language for connection, we work collaboratively—at a pace that honors your experience, ambition, and roots.
Are you struggling behind the scenes—despite “having it all” on paper? I work with individuals who appear successful outwardly but feel disconnected, burned out, or lost inwardly. Whether you’re an executive, public figure, entertainer, or entrepreneur navigating high-stakes roles—I help you reconnect to your wisdom and power within to heal trauma and fears.
What I Help With
- Trauma that persists behind success
- Grief and loss—death, betrayal, transitions, identity shifts
- Burnout, imposter syndrome, anxiety, emotional fatigue
- Addiction, high-functioning coping, substance or behavioral patterns
- Identity, sexuality, spirituality explorations in an affirming space
- Depression, disconnection, and loss of meaning or motivation
Trauma lives in our bodies, but healing and release is possible. I offer an integrative approach using parts work, somatic and mind-body trauma therapy, and psychodynamic insight to help you heal deeply, not just manage symptoms. Together, we’ll explore the roots of your patterns and reconnect you with clarity, purpose, and emotional resilience—at a pace that honors your nervous system.
How We’ll Work Together
- Parts Work and Internal Family Systems–informed therapy
- Somatic and Mind‑Body Therapy for nervous‑system healing
- Psychodynamic insight to uncover hidden roots
- CBT & DBT for emotional regulation and resilience
This depth-oriented care is built to transform—not just alleviate symptoms, but heal underlying patterns of disruption, distrust, and disconnection.
About Me & My Practice
With over a decade in trauma-informed integrative care, I served as Clinical Director at Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Center (Gaithersburg, MD), training clinicians in advanced modalities. I am a dual‑approved supervisor for Maryland licensed therapists and founded Darby Integrative Counseling to model compassionate, intersectional care.
My practice offers a boutique, inclusive space where excellence meets depth. We serve individuals, professionals, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities across modalities including CBT, DBT, psychodynamic, mind-body, somatic, parts work, grief & addiction recovery.
Where I Practice
I provide virtual therapy in California and Maryland—with Virginia licensure coming soon. Based in West Hollywood, CA (90069), I see clients via telehealth from Beverly Hills (90210), Pacific Palisades (90272), Santa Monica, and across Los Angeles County; and from Silver Spring, MD (20910) and Montgomery County.
The team at Darby Integrative Counseling offers in-person therapy in Silver Spring, MD, near the Silver Spring Metro and Fenton Street Garage, next to PJ’s Coffee, Starbucks, LA Fitness, and Planet Fitness.
Let’s Begin
If you’re seeking discreet, expert care grounded in evidence and empathy, I’d be honored to work with you. Therapy with me is built for professionals who need depth with discretion, insight with impact—not surface-level fixes.
📧 andrew@darby-integrative-counseling.com
🌍 Virtual sessions in CA & MD (VA coming soon)
📍 Based in West Hollywood, CA | Formerly Silver Spring, MD
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🎧 Featured Podcast Appearance
I recently appeared on the Watching Mental Health podcast, Episode 11: Changing the Game in Therapy, where I share insights into therapy for high-achieving individuals and the integration of mind-body healing with deep transformation.
Fun Fact
When I’m not working, I’m usually dancing West Coast Swing—a reminder that healing is not just about sitting still with pain, but moving through it with creativity and joy.
