About Dorisa
Dorisa Reyes is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship strain. She meets people during big life shifts and when day-to-day pressure makes decision-making harder. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at bringing clarity and steady progress one step at a time.
She draws on clinical training and years of previous work in high-demand professional settings. That background helps her relate to clients juggling career pressures, finances, and major choices.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on tangible skills for managing stress and improving communication in important relationships. Dorisa keeps sessions warm and interactive. She works collaboratively to identify goals, practice new ways of responding, and build confidence.
Conversations often include problem-solving, emotion regulation, and ways to change unhelpful patterns that repeat over time. She also supports people processing past trauma, working on self-esteem, or navigating cultural and identity-related concerns. Dorisa aims to create an inclusive atmosphere for people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ individuals.
If you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of your next step, she helps you sort priorities and make manageable changes. The work is paced to fit real-life responsibilities while focusing on steady gains.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Many clients find practical skill-building helpful for anxiety and stress. This approach focuses on teaching concrete techniques for coping with overwhelming thoughts, breathing and grounding exercises, and steps to manage daily stressors. It helps people gain tools they can use between sessions to reduce reactivity and increase calm.Another common focus is improving communication and relationship patterns. Work in this area looks at clear ways to express needs, set boundaries, and notice repeating behaviors that cause conflict. This helps people navigate difficult conversations and build more dependable interactions with others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, pace, and preferences. Together they review what helps and adjust methods as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting daily responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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