Dr. Darryl Mccarroll

Dr. Darryl Mccarroll is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who combines clinical training with a varied personal and professional history. He holds a BA in Public Relations with a marketing minor from Western Illinois University (1985), an MM from the University of Phoenix (2013), an MSW (2018), and a DSW from Walden University. He is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and a trained EMDR practitioner and has added certification in hypnotherapy. His background includes work in nonprofits, hospitals, group homes, orphanages, and schools.

A military veteran, he began service as an enlisted soldier in 1978, advanced to non-commissioned officer in 1984, and completed service as an Army Infantry Captain. He has also been a small business owner in the United States and in Costa Rica. Clinically he has provided counseling for individuals and couples, facilitated groups, and worked with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, mood conditions, and first responder and veteran matters.

His approach draws on client-centered principles alongside cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavior, emotionally focused, EMDR, and hypnotherapy techniques. Dr. Mccarroll frames his work around collaboration and practical strategies drawn from these trainings to address both immediate concerns and longer standing patterns.