About Darryl
Darryl Khan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Hawaii with 20 years of experience. He offers down-to-earth support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges around relationships and parenting. Darryl draws on practical therapies to help clients regain stability and move forward.
He uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Existential Therapy to address emotional pain and behavior patterns. Sessions focus on clear skills, gentle reflection, and realistic steps that fit each person's life.
How Darryl works
Darryl works with issues including trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and coping with major life changes. Over his career he has worked with people who interact with systems like child welfare and family courts, and those managing chronic mental health conditions. He blends skill-building and problem-solving with attention to personal values and meaning.
This helps clients change unhelpful thoughts, manage strong emotions, and rebuild daily routines. Darryl aims to be straightforward and culturally aware in sessions. He offers a collaborative approach: listening first, then trying practical strategies together.
The focus is on what is helpful now and what supports better days ahead. People who choose him typically want a therapist who teaches concrete tools and also talks through deeper questions about purpose and connections. He supports work on intimacy-related concerns, career stress, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of family and attachment challenges.
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What Darryl works with
The areas below are the ones Darryl selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Hawaii |
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Online support options
How therapy styles translate to online care
CBT emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises, homework, and step-by-step skill practice to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. DBT focuses on building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills. Remote DBT can include coaching conversations, skills practice, and structured plans for handling intense emotions and relationship difficulties. Existential Therapy invites discussion about values, meaning, and life choices. In online sessions this approach helps people clarify priorities and make decisions that align with what matters most.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose or combine methods that fit goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions often start with listening and assessment, then try techniques and adjust them based on what helps most.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, ongoing support, or practicing written reflections. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy days and different lifestyles.
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