About Dorrett
Dorrett Chonge is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in New York with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, and supports those coping with depression and relationship concerns. She frames clients as the experts on their own lives and offers steady, practical guidance.
Dorrett encourages small, achievable steps toward change. She listens for strengths and past successes to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and grounded in real-life needs rather than jargon or overly technical language. In therapy she helps people talk through trauma, abuse, and issues that erode self-esteem. She also assists those facing communication problems, codependency, and the emotional fallout of separation or infidelity.
Her work includes attention to caregiver stress and complex family dynamics such as blended family issues. Dorrett has familiarity with concerns tied to autism and Asperger syndrome, avoidant personality patterns, impulsivity, and persistent feelings of emptiness or guilt. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and practical steps you can try between sessions.
Her approach is steady and respectful. She aims to help people regain confidence, improve relationships, and reduce overwhelm. The goal is clearer thinking and more manageable day-to-day routines rather than quick fixes.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Dorrett draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical steps and skills. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with clearer, more balanced thoughts to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method supports people who feel overwhelmed by worry or persistent negative thinking.Another frequent focus is on communication and relationship skills training. That approach involves practicing clearer ways to express needs, set boundaries, and respond to conflict so interactions feel less triggering and more constructive. It can help with trust issues, codependency, and problems after separation or infidelity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily demands. That process may include trying different techniques and adjusting them as progress is reviewed.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and schedules allow. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when connection or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text sessions let people check in between longer meetings or use shorter, focused exchanges during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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