Dorenda Schmidt, LCSW
About me
As a licensed therapist in New York, I specialize in supporting individuals navigating complex emotional landscapes. My professional approach centers on helping clients work through challenging experiences, including depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and family conflicts. I bring a compassionate and nuanced understanding to issues like communication problems, guilt, shame, and personal transformation.
My therapeutic work spans diverse areas, including supporting individuals through divorce, caregiver stress, abandonment challenges, and significant life transitions. I'm particularly committed to creating a supportive environment where clients can explore difficult emotions, heal from past traumas, and develop healthier coping strategies.
Drawing from extensive clinical experience, I offer a holistic, empathetic approach that honors each person's unique journey. My goal is to empower clients to build resilience, understand their emotional patterns, and create meaningful change in their lives. I believe in meeting each individual exactly where they are, with genuine compassion and professional expertise.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Midlife crisis, Narcissism, Self-harm, Smoking / vaping cessation
License information
NY LCSW 097766