Darryl has over 30 years counselling experience, specialising in trauma, loss, grief, addiction and compulsive behaviours. He works with people from primary school-age to adulthood.

After his initial counsellor training, he undertook 5 years of intensive experiential training in Transpersonal and Emotional Release Counselling. He worked full-time as a residential counsellor in rehabilitation, working with drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness and homelessness. He was a high school counsellor and college well-being officer for 9 years, and has worked in primary school counselling, and out-of-home care casework, as well as building his private practice.