About Dorothy
Dorothy Russell is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She supports those coping with addiction, trauma, depression, and major life changes. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable.
Dorothy creates a calm space where people can talk without judgment. She listens for what matters most and works with each person to set clear, achievable goals. Sessions focus on practical steps that can be used between meetings as well as in the room.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including acceptance and commitment strategies and cognitive behavioral techniques. She also uses client-centered conversations and solution-focused planning to help people find what works for them. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.
Dorothy brings seven years of social work experience to her practice. She holds LISW and LCSW credentials and is licensed in Ohio. Her background includes helping people deal with family of origin issues, abandonment, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and postpartum depression.
People often come to Dorothy for help with feelings of isolation, guilt, or emptiness and for support after traumatic events or disasters. She works to make each session practical, respectful, and tailored to personal values and life goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while identifying values to guide meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and trying different behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding so the person feels heard and can choose their own path.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dorothy will talk with each person about what feels most useful and will adjust methods over time. The process is collaborative and focused on practical next steps that fit the person's goals and daily life.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be shorter or require less bandwidth, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or between-session touchpoints. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Delaware, Ohio
- Languages
- English
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