Our Team
Hi, I’m Daria!
She | Her | Hers
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
(AMFT 151840)
Supervised by Nadia Alvarez, LMFT 106491
I work with individuals and couples navigating emotional overwhelm, relationship patterns, identity development, and the lasting effects of trauma. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that healing happens in relationships, especially when we feel safe enough to be honest and fully ourselves.
As a first-generation Colombian-American, I understand the complexity of holding multiple identities while balancing cultural expectations and personal truth. I bring this lived experience into the therapy space alongside curiosity, compassion, and respect for the ways people learn to survive and adapt.
Individuals
I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, trauma, neurodivergence, body image concerns, and identity-related stress. Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, reflective, and high-functioning, yet feel overwhelmed by internal pressure, relational strain, or unresolved emotional pain.
You might be:
Trying to make sense of your emotional world
Learning to create boundaries in relationships that feel unsafe or overwhelming
Working to feel more at home in your body
Exploring how cultural expectations or early attachment experiences continue to shape you
You’re seeking a space where you don’t have to over-explain, perform, or fix yourself—just a place to be understood and supported as you explore what’s next.
Couples
I work with couples who feel caught in cycles of conflict, emotional distance, or misunderstanding. You may care deeply about one another but feel unsure how to repair after rupture, communicate clearly, or feel emotionally close again.
Couples often come to therapy feeling:
Stuck in repeating arguments
Disconnected or emotionally distant
Impacted by anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, grief, or family-of-origin patterns
My couples work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and focuses on identifying negative cycles, understanding underlying emotional needs, and building greater emotional safety and responsiveness.
Who I work with
How I help
My approach to therapy is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in curiosity. Whether you're coming in as an individual or with your partner or family, my goal is to create a space that feels safe enough to explore what hurts and strong enough to hold what’s possible.
I provide attachment-based, trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples who feel emotionally burdened, stuck in familiar patterns, or disconnected from themselves or one another. My work focuses on understanding why patterns exist, how early relationships, family roles, cultural narratives, and lived experiences shape the ways we cope, connect, and protect ourselves.
In our work together, we slow down and pay attention to emotional and bodily cues while gently exploring the relational and generational patterns influencing how you think, feel, and connect.
My work integrates:
Attachment-based therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples
Psychodynamic and depth-oriented approaches
Somatic and nervous system–aware practices
Inner child and parts-informed exploration
Culturally responsive care
In therapy, we may explore:
Early experiences that shaped how you relate to others
Protective strategies that once helped you cope or belong
How your nervous system responds to stress and connection
What it looks like to relate to yourself with more compassion and flexibility
Together, we build a foundation of safety and trust so long-held patterns can shift and new ways of relating can emerge.
Learn more about me here: dariakaliman.com
I am currently accepting clients and have immediate availability.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation today!
Areas of Focus
Trauma & Complex PTSD
Eating Disorders & Body Image
Teen & Adolescent Mental Health
Neurodivergence
Family & Parent-Teen Conflict
First-Generation Experience
Perfectionism & High-Functioning
PMDD, PCOS, & Hormonal Mood Disruptions
Style & Approach
Attachment-Based
Somatic & Body-Oriented
Psychodynamic & Relational
Inner Child Work
Culturally Responsive
Trauma-Informed
Nervous System Aware
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Actively Anti-Racist
Advanced Training:
Eating Disorders & Trauma
Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning in DBT for Eating Disorders – UC San Diego Health (2025)
Identification, Assessment, and Treatment of ARFID – UC San Diego Health (2025)
Targeting PTSD in Eating Disorders Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Evidence-Based Interventions – UC San Diego Health (2025)
Seeking Safety – Treatment Innovations (2022)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) – Medical University of South Carolina (2021)
Psychological First Aid – National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2024)
Suicide Interventionist Training – Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services (2022)
Relational & Identity-Informed Practice
Emotionally Focused COuple Therapy Externship (2025)
Psychodynamic Couples Therapy – Maple Counseling (2022)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss: Strategies to Support Grief, Trauma, and Depression – PESI (2023)
“When Racialized Ghosts Refuse to Become Ancestors” (Racial Melancholia & Mixed-Race Identity) – ICPLA, Dhwani Shah, MD (2024)
Fundamentals of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy – Maple Counseling (2022)
Evidence-Based & Integrative Approaches
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: 2-Day Intensive Training – PESI (2023)
Undergraduate Fieldwork & Research in Early Childhood Education – Pacific Oaks College (2019)
