Darlinda Banda

Darlinda Banda is a Licensed Professional Counselor with supervisory credentials, a Registered Play Therapist with supervisory credentials, and a National Certified Counselor. She is licensed to practice in both South Carolina and North Carolina and holds the South Carolina counselor license SC LPC 7028. With over eight years of experience, she supports individuals and families through a wide range of concerns.

She provides supervision for LPCI and has worked with clients facing depression, foster care and adoption issues, anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). She also assists people who have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional abuse and other forms of trauma.

Her counseling style is warm, interactive, and at times playful when appropriate. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, grounded in a belief in the inherent worth and value of others. She also notes that nutritional deficiencies can contribute to lingering concerns for some individuals.

Darlinda blends person-centered techniques with cognitive-behavioral strategies, motivational methods, and dialectic behavior counseling to tailor care to each person’s needs. Prospective clients may select a convenient day and time on her schedule to arrange a session, and she welcomes a note if available times do not align. She recognizes taking this step toward change and well-being, and she is prepared to offer support to those ready to move forward.