Dara Okon, MAHS, MSW, LGSW - under supervision

Dara works with adults from all backgrounds who are navigating life changes, anxiety, depression, relationships, family concerns, trauma, identity, and personal growth. With a background in social work, she looks at the whole person and considers how family, work, finances, healthcare, culture, community, and other life experiences can affect mental health. She uses an integrative approach that may include person-centered therapy, emotion-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and holistic wellness practices. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she values creating space for honest conversations and self-reflection. 

Much of Dara’s work focuses on helping clients understand where certain patterns, beliefs, and behaviors may have started and how they continue to show up in the present. This can include exploring childhood experiences, family dynamics, generational trauma, relationship patterns, cultural expectations, boundaries, burnout, people-pleasing, and self-care. She also has experience in healthcare settings and understands how illness, medical diagnoses, hospitalization, caregiving, and difficult experiences within the healthcare system can affect a person emotionally. She supports clients in processing those experiences and understanding how they may continue to impact their lives. 

Dara has a special interest in working with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds, including immigrant and first-generation communities. Born in Nigeria and having immigrated to the United States, she understands that culture, family, identity, and expectations can all play an important role in mental health. Dara is LGBTQIA+ affirming and works to create a space where clients feel heard, respected, and comfortable being themselves. 

Dara is working under the licensed supervision of Paige Love, MSW, LICSW.