You don't have to know what kind of therapy you need before you reach out. You may only know that something has been hard for a while and what you've been doing isn't helping enough.
Darrell Ring, LPC provides calm, practical, evidence-based counseling for adults, teens, couples, and families in Enid, Oklahoma. Together, you can make sense of what is happening and begin figuring out what needs to change.
You can choose a topic below, or simply schedule a first appointment if you're not sure where your concerns fit.
Worry, tension, panic, racing thoughts, perfectionism, avoidance, or feeling like your mind never truly shuts off.
Anxiety Counseling →Low mood, exhaustion, irritability, numbness, loss of motivation, withdrawal, or simply not feeling like yourself anymore.
Depression Counseling →Distressing memories, triggers, trauma-related symptoms, or past experiences that still feel emotionally present.
EMDR Therapy →Repeated conflict, disconnection, communication problems, broken trust, or uncertainty about what comes next.
Couples Counseling →Anxiety, mood changes, school stress, behavior, friendships, family transitions, grief, or a young person who simply doesn't seem like themselves.
Child & Teen Counseling →Death, miscarriage, divorce, health changes, lost relationships, major transitions, or a future that no longer looks the way you expected.
Grief Counseling →Not everyone comes to counseling already knowing whether they have anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or a relationship problem.
Sometimes several things are happening at the same time. Sometimes the concern doesn't fit neatly into one category.
That's okay. The first appointment is partly about helping you sort through it.
You may spend hours thinking, planning, replaying conversations, anticipating problems, or trying to make the perfect decision.
Maybe you are more tired, irritable, disconnected, unmotivated, overwhelmed, or emotionally flat than you used to be.
A memory, relationship, traumatic experience, or old belief may still influence how safe, capable, or connected you feel today.
Seeking help doesn't erase your strength. Sometimes it means recognizing that carrying something alone is no longer helping you move forward.
Darrell's style is calm, relational, practical, and focused on helping you understand what is actually happening.
He listens carefully, asks focused questions, helps identify patterns, and works with you toward changes that matter outside the counseling room.
Darrell uses established therapeutic approaches and adapts them to the person, concern, and treatment goals in front of him.
CBT can help identify connections among thoughts, emotions, and behavior and develop healthier ways of responding to patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and other concerns.
When trauma or distressing memories are part of the picture, EMDR may be considered as a structured approach for working with experiences that continue to feel emotionally stuck.
Learn About EMDR →Techniques matter, but so does the counseling relationship. Darrell adapts treatment to your personality, circumstances, goals, and what is actually useful for you.
Your first appointment is a diagnostic evaluation. That simply means Darrell takes time to understand what brought you in, relevant history, current stressors, how the problem is affecting your life, and what you would like to change.
You may see the term “Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation” in scheduling or billing information. It does not mean you are expected to arrive with a diagnosis.
That's not a problem.
You don't need a polished explanation, the right psychological vocabulary, or a neatly organized timeline.
Darrell can ask questions and help sort through the pieces with you. That's part of what the first appointment is for.
You don't need to choose the perfect therapy from a website menu before scheduling.
Maybe you are anxious and depressed. Maybe grief has affected your marriage. Maybe a current problem is connected to something that happened years ago. Real life rarely stays inside one category.
Start with the concern that made you search for a counselor. Darrell can help determine what kind of treatment makes sense from there.
Darrell Ring Counseling accepts HealthChoice insurance for covered counseling services.
If you have another insurance plan, counseling is private pay, but you may be able to use out-of-network benefits through a superbill.
Your specific coverage and member responsibility depend on your individual plan.
Darrell's office is located inside Independence Tower in downtown Enid.
Appointment Hours
Monday–Thursday
9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Darrell works with a range of emotional, relational, and mental-health concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, grief, relationship conflict, life transitions, behavioral concerns, and general mental-health challenges.
If you aren't sure which category describes what you're experiencing, you can still schedule an initial appointment and discuss it with Darrell.
No. You do not need to know your diagnosis or even be certain that you have a mental-health condition before scheduling counseling.
The first appointment is designed to help Darrell understand your concerns and determine what kind of treatment may be appropriate.
Yes. Darrell works with adults, teens, couples, children, and families.
Counseling is adapted to the client's age, situation, concerns, and treatment goals.
Yes. Darrell works with dating, engaged, and married couples dealing with conflict, communication problems, disconnection, trust concerns, and questions about the future of the relationship.
Learn About Couples Counseling →Yes. Darrell provides EMDR therapy when it is clinically appropriate, particularly when trauma or distressing past experiences are part of the treatment picture.
Learn About EMDR Therapy →Darrell Ring Counseling accepts HealthChoice insurance.
Clients with other insurance plans may still be able to use out-of-network benefits by submitting a superbill. Coverage and reimbursement depend on the specific insurance plan.
Learn About Insurance & Superbills →Darrell's regular counseling services are primarily in person at his Enid office.
Limited telehealth may be available for established clients when an in-person appointment is not possible and online care is appropriate.
Learn About Online Therapy →Appointments are scheduled through Darrell's secure client portal.
Open the Secure Client Portal →That's completely workable. You are not expected to know how counseling is supposed to go.
Your job is simply to show up and be as honest as you reasonably can about what has been happening. Darrell can guide the conversation from there.
Maybe you found this page because you've been anxious, discouraged, grieving, struggling in a relationship, worried about your child, or simply feeling like something in your life is no longer working.
Start there. You and Darrell can figure out the rest together.
Secure scheduling through the client portal