Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Dorothy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia, Florida
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dorothy
Dorothy Charest is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of practice. She works in Florida and supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and anger. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping people make real changes in day-to-day life.
She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. Dorothy draws on client-centered work to build trust and on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about change. Sessions focus on clear goals and manageable steps. She often uses solution-focused strategies to identify small shifts that lead to improvement.
For trauma-related concerns, she incorporates trauma-focused methods to address painful memories and reactions in a paced way. Dorothy has long experience with addictions and sexually compulsive behaviors, and she brings that background into care for people dealing with process addictions, substance use, and related shame or secrecy. She also helps with grief, parenting stress, intimacy issues, and career concerns.
The working style is respectful and nonjudgmental. Dorothy aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly, learn coping tools, and try out new behaviors between sessions. She invites clients to set the pace and to shape goals that fit their life.
What Dorothy works with
Everything Dorothy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dorothy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Dorothy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s needs first and focuses on listening, empathy, and the client’s goals. Online sessions let the therapist and client build that supportive contact through video, phone, or messaging while staying focused on what the client wants to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift them. In remote sessions CBT work often includes brief homework, thought records, and skill practice that can be reviewed over video or shared via messaging.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels uncertain about making changes. Online formats can be especially useful for this approach because shorter check-ins by text or phone help maintain momentum between full sessions.
Dorothy treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what fits each person’s needs and preferences. That decision-making happens together so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls let for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching and reminders. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it around work, family, or travel.
Questions people ask about Dorothy
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, and related concerns such as OCD symptoms and process addictions.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and client-centered, focusing on clear goals and step-by-step work. She blends talking, skill practice, and problem-solving to make progress between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of issues including trauma, substance use, and sexually compulsive behaviors.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in Florida.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.