- CBT and DBT informed
- Focus on relationships
- Hawaii based LMHC
About Darryl
Darryl Khan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Hawaii. He brings 20 years of experience helping people navigate depression, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. He often focuses on issues such as trauma and abuse, addiction recovery, grief, and problems with intimacy and self-esteem.
He uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) alongside existential ideas to help people make sense of painful experiences. Sessions are interactive and aimed at building skills for coping, communication, and emotion regulation. He also addresses concerns like ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and career stress.
Across his career he has supported people who have had contact with systems like Child Welfare Services and Family Courts, and those managing long-term mental health needs. He brings experience working with adoption and foster care issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family stresses, and caregiver strain. He also helps people facing control and commitment issues, codependency, and co-morbid diagnoses.
His approach is culturally aware and compassionate. He works with each person to set clear goals and practice new skills between sessions. He aims to help people reduce distress, improve relationships, and regain a sense of direction.
If you are considering therapy, the continue button on this profile begins a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process so you can arrange sessions based on the therapist's availability.
He uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) alongside existential ideas to help people make sense of painful experiences. Sessions are interactive and aimed at building skills for coping, communication, and emotion regulation. He also addresses concerns like ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and career stress.
Across his career he has supported people who have had contact with systems like Child Welfare Services and Family Courts, and those managing long-term mental health needs. He brings experience working with adoption and foster care issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family stresses, and caregiver strain. He also helps people facing control and commitment issues, codependency, and co-morbid diagnoses.
His approach is culturally aware and compassionate. He works with each person to set clear goals and practice new skills between sessions. He aims to help people reduce distress, improve relationships, and regain a sense of direction.
If you are considering therapy, the continue button on this profile begins a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process so you can arrange sessions based on the therapist's availability.
How CBT, DBT, and collaborative care translate to online work
Many clients benefit from straightforward techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing changes in behavior to reduce distress and improve mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication for intense emotions and relationship strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. They emphasize a collaborative process where techniques are adapted to the individual's situation and adjusted over time.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing therapy during a lunch break. It can also let people use shorter check-ins or phone conversations when video is difficult, and it supports practicing skills in everyday settings. Licensed professionals can help plan how to apply CBT and DBT tools between sessions so progress continues outside the appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
Darryl works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, grief, parenting concerns, and life changes.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses an interactive, culturally sensitive, and compassionate style that combines skills practice with exploration of meaning and values.
What is his clinical background and experience?
He has 20 years of counseling experience and has worked with individuals involved with Child Welfare Services, Family Courts, and public safety systems.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
The therapist is listed as an LMHC in Hawaii and holds the credential shown as HI LMHC.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.