Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in a state of Connecticut. I earned my Master of Social Work degree from Columbia University School of Social Work. My concentration was clinical practice in health and mental health settings. For the past 10 years I have been working in a hospital setting. During this time I have worked with individuals and families facing serious illness, life altering diagnosis, grief, substance abuse, homelessness as well as various other life transitions, depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Prior to that I worked at an outpatient mental health setting providing individual and family counseling and psychotherapy.
My therapeutic approach focuses on empowering my clients to utilize personal strengths in order to make positive changes in their lives. I use a variety of approaches including Interpersonal, CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, motivational interviewing and trauma-informed care in my work to address client’s unique needs and learning style.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, ADHD
CT LCSW 009951
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Inna Dobkin. , a wonderful person inside and out. As a therapist she is empathic ,encouraging yet firm when working with a client (me). Very thankful to have met her in darkest days. Thank you for all your help.
Written on Oct 04, 2022 after therapy with Inna for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and self esteem
Inna is one of the best therapists I have ever had. She really tries to understand your points and always provides incredible insight with her expertise. I have grown so much on my time working with Inna and the skills she taught me with will always be a part of my journey.
Written on May 26, 2021 after therapy with Inna for 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, family conflicts, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Inna is amazing. She understands my issues and helps me work through them. Thank you Inna.
Written on May 25, 2021 after therapy with Inna for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Inna is an amazing therapist. She is very easy to talk to and really tries to understand you and your story. She’s open to talk about anything and gives thoughtful, unique advice. She’s very good at responding promptly through messaging. She makes my voice feel heard and validated.
Written on Nov 05, 2020 after therapy with Inna for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and sleeping disorders
Inna is very patient and says what needs to be said at the right times. She gets deep into it but in a very non-invasive way. I find working with Inna is improving my mental health.
Written on Jul 06, 2020 after therapy with Inna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Inna Dobkin is a wonderful therapist. This is my first time doing therapy and although I hesitated for a long time to seek help, I have no regrets of joining BetterHelp, thanks to her. She is extremely knowledgeable, kind and very attentive. I feel very comfortable speaking to her and appreciate the advice she gives to work towards solutions, as well as truly listening and understanding me as an individual. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing a great therapist.
Written on Jun 04, 2020 after therapy with Inna for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties