About Dorothy
Dorothy Charest is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She practices from Florida and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addictions. Dorothy aims to make therapy clear and practical for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Dorothy listens first and then helps clients set focused goals. She uses approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered work to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative - she offers tools and then helps clients try them out between meetings. She also brings solution-focused and trauma-informed methods into sessions when they fit a person's needs. That means looking for practical steps forward and giving space to process difficult experiences at a manageable pace.
She pays attention to patterns such as compulsions, phobias, process addictions, and relationship struggles. Dorothy supports people dealing with grief, anger, intimacy questions, parenting strains, and career stress. She incorporates motivational interviewing when people are weighing change, and she can work with issues related to sexual assault and sexual compulsivity when appropriate.
Her style is direct and respectful. She aims to create a calm setting where people can talk through worries, try new strategies, and track small gains. If someone wants straightforward help managing anxiety, stress, or addictive behaviors, Dorothy offers care shaped around their goals.
Using focused approaches in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps people clarify their own goals and values. This approach supports people who need a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk about anxiety, grief, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple experiments and skill-building to reduce worry and change unhelpful habits. CBT is often used for anxiety, phobias, and patterns linked to compulsive behavior.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dorothy collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She will try practical strategies, check how they feel, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversations when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions, and they can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Florida
- Languages
- English
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