About Me
I’m Darby Strickland—a counselor, author, and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). I write for those who are hurting and for those who want to help them.
Rooted in Scripture and shaped by counseling experience, my writing helps people make sense of suffering and the Lord’s steady love for them.
Through children’s books and parent resources, I also help families shepherd their children through hard seasons with wisdom, patience, and care.
This space is for you if…
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You feel weighed down or unsettled, and don’t yet have words for why.
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You’re trying to make sense of reactions that feel confusing or unexpected.
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You’ve been wounded where you hoped to find safety and care.
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You long to help someone who is hurting, but worry about saying the wrong thing.
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You love the church and hope it becomes a place of deeper refuge.
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My writing brings Scripture into conversation with pastoral care and the lived realities of trauma and abuse, always with an eye toward wisdom and prevention.
I don’t rush healing or minimize suffering. Instead, I want readers to encounter the steady, patient presence of Christ, who meets them in their pain and walks with them toward restoration.
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I write about abuse and trauma because silence always harms and because I am convinced the Lord has something better to say.
Many who have been abused or traumatized struggle to name what happened to them. They were hurt in places meant to be safe—homes, churches, relationships, or systems designed for care. When their experiences go unnamed or are minimized, the wound often deepens. Confusion settles in. Shame takes root. Faith can begin to feel fragile or unsafe.
Writing is one way I help bring what has been hidden into the light—carefully, truthfully, and with compassion.
As a counselor, I’ve sat with many who wondered whether their pain “counts,” whether they were overreacting, or whether faith requires them to endure harm quietly. Scripture tells a different story. God sees oppression. He hears the cries of the wounded. He draws near to those whose trust has been betrayed. Abuse is not a misunderstanding. Trauma is not a spiritual failure. Naming harm matters because God names it.
I also write because helpers often feel unprepared. Pastors, friends, and caregivers want to respond well, but fear saying the wrong thing or unintentionally causing more harm. Without careful guidance, even well-intended help can silence sufferers or pressure them toward premature resolution. Writing allows me to slow the conversation down—to offer wisdom shaped by Scripture, clinical understanding, and lived stories.
At the heart of this work is Jesus himself. He meets people in their suffering. He does not rush healing or demand tidy testimony. He carries wounds in his resurrected body and stands in solidarity with those who have been harmed.
I write about abuse and trauma so sufferers feel seen and believed, helpers feel better equipped, and the church becomes a safer place to tell the truth—and to encounter the steady, restoring presence of Christ.
