Darius McClain, LMFT

Darius is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), primarily serving clients in Charlotte, North Carolina, in addition to working with South Carolina residents virtually. Darius’ specialties include working with individuals, couples, and families with youth aged 12 and above. Darius earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Winston-Salem State University in 2016. After working to bring positive change the perception of mental health at his alma mater for two years, Darius proceeded to obtain his Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy from Pfeiffer University in December of 2022. Before and since then, Darius has been providing counseling and therapeutic services in several settings, including schools, inpatient hospitalization, and outpatient treatment. In this variety of settings, Darius has been able to serve populations with diverse needs circumstances for successful treatment. Darius is currently working to pursue his LMFT Supervisor status, so that he may support and guide upcoming Therapist through their journey to become better clinicians as well.

Darius believes that an openness to experimentation and a true desire for positive growth are the key to us experiencing the peace we’re always pursuing in our lives, however brief. By fully understanding our stories and using the connections we make to structure the way for a better tomorrow, we begin to open ourselves up to opportunities we never thought were possible. Using a Narrative approach to treatment, with a blend of CBT, DBT, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Darius aims to safely guide clients through resolution of conflict by confronting unhealthy patterns and using past results to form new “experiments” to work through. Darius serves clients with this ideology as he provides therapy to those experiencing internal conflicts, substance abuse, relationship or marital distress, family dysfunction, parenting troubles, and behavioral concerns involving youth.

Outside of being a Therapist, Darius is a husband, a learner, and a renaissance man who enjoys the pleasures of new experiences, new people, and new ideas. This is what he believes makes being a Therapist so fulfilling. He also has long-term goals of opening a “Parenting Institute”, where he can collaborate with families, clinicians, and educators to help lift the next generation toward greater heights!