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Dorothy Carskadon, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Anger management Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

Please call me Dorrie. I have been a counselor for 24 years primarily working with Veterans and their families. I am excited to be on Better Help to use my clinical experience on this online platform. I like to use worksheets and journals to get to know you when we are not doing sessions. I received my Masters in Social Work from the University of South Carolina. I use positive psychology, cognitive behavioral approach and emotional literacy to guide you through your issues. Positive psychology helps you to explore yourself through recognizing the positives in your life and accentuating them. The cognitive behavior approach helps you look closely at the decisions you make and the emotional literacy approach looks at how your emotions effect your decisions. I call myself a resource counselor because I will give you lots of material - handouts, worksheets, and internet links - to review and hopefully apply to your life. I am Christian and believe using the Bible that expresses wisdom and encourages love. God made each of us unique and "God saw that it was good." As an experienced therapist, I will adjust my style to your needs. My goal is to help you enjoy life.

Professional experience

25yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Relationships Trauma, Abuse Anger management Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Attachment Issues, Chronic Pain Illness and Disability, Codependency, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and Separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / Loneliness, Life Purpose, Men's Issues, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and Financial Issues, Mood Disorders, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Post-traumatic Stress, Self-Love, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Women's Issues, Workplace Issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

IL LCSW 149.008764

TX LCSW 104727

AZ LCSW LCSW-21244

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dorothy Carskadon. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Dorothy is kind, compassionate and invested in helping.

Written on Mar 10, 2024 after therapy with Dorothy for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Easy to talk to

Written on Feb 07, 2024 after therapy with Dorothy for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

I had to take a few months break from therapy due to a career change. I made an appointment today and messaged Dorothy that I was back and ready to catch up with her. She has already messaged me on a Sunday and sent me something to read pertaining to my issues and it was spot on! Highly recommend Dorothy.

Written on Feb 04, 2024 after therapy with Dorothy for 1 year and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

I am extremely busy and although my therapy is important, I very much appreciate my therapist keeping in touch and sending things to help me continue this journey for my mental health.

Written on Jan 31, 2024 after therapy with Dorothy for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, anger management, and coping with life changes

I think she’s amazing and she truly listens to you and she has amazing resources and apps to guide you alone the way.

Written on Jan 13, 2024 after therapy with Dorothy for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

She's been so amazing! I had some financial difficulties towards the end of last year, and when my FSA finally hit yesterday I was able to schedule with her again. I was so happy to see her message this morning asking how I was doing, that I'd been missed and she wanted to catch up with me. :)

Written on Jan 02, 2024 after therapy with Dorothy for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse