About Dericka
Dericka Dotson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those managing depression, trauma, and family tensions. Her style is conversational and practical, with an aim to help clients build usable skills they can apply each day.
Sessions begin with a relaxed conversation to learn what has helped before and how daily life is going.
Background and approach
She pays attention to each person's voice and history when shaping a plan. The goal is to use straightforward tools that match how a person learns and solves problems. Dericka emphasizes skill-building and self-awareness.
That can look like practicing coping strategies, improving communication, or trying new routines to manage mood and panic. She keeps the work hands-on so clients leave sessions with steps they can try between meetings. Her approach adapts to each person's needs instead of using a single method for everyone.
Therapy is framed as a collaborative process where the client’s goals lead the way. Progress is measured by what feels useful in daily life and by small, sustainable changes. Dericka brings five years of experience as a Virginia LCSW to sessions.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Dericka uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques explained in plain terms. One approach focuses on skill-building and problem solving - teaching specific coping steps to manage panic, social anxiety, or overwhelming stress. Another method centers on person-centered conversation - listening to your story and shaping work around your strengths and preferences. Both approaches aim to give clear tools and new ways of handling difficult moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. Together they try techniques, review what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and different routines while keeping focus on consistent, helpful progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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