About Dorrie
Dorrie Lombardi Chandler is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports people managing ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and sleep problems. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on clear steps rather than jargon.
She begins by listening closely to what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical skills and steady progress. She uses empathetic, person-centered conversation to build trust and a plan that fits the client's life.
Background and approach
Dorrie blends several approaches to match the issue at hand. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people in acting on their values while handling difficult emotions.
She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotional regulation and emotionally focused ideas for relationship concerns. Tools are explained in simple terms and practiced between sessions when useful. With 19 years of experience and a Florida LMHC credential, Dorrie aims to make therapy understandable and doable.
She invites clients to set goals and work at a pace that feels right. Getting small wins in daily life is a common focus.
Approach-focused online therapy with practical skills
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action that lines up with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, burnout, and coping with big life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing impulsivity or anger.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Those skills can be helpful for overwhelming emotions, relationship conflicts, or problems with impulsivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods that fit their goals and preferences. Sessions begin with listening and a simple plan, then adjust over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and longer discussions. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support brief check-ins, coaching-style feedback, or ongoing coaching between calls. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, school, or family responsibilities.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English