About Doriece
Doriece Choy is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses practical, strengths-based therapy to help people feel more capable. She emphasizes clear, realistic steps and focuses on building confidence in everyday life. Doriece aims to create a space where people feel heard and understood before moving into change work.
She draws from attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Doriece also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
How Doriece works
Elements of dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused therapy are used when helping clients manage strong emotions and repair important relationships. With 13 years as a therapist, Doriece has supported people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also addresses addiction, bipolar challenges, grief, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and a range of family of origin and relationship problems.
Additional concerns she works with include abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment struggles, caregiver stress, codependency, and eating or substance-related problems. Sessions center on collaboration. Doriece asks simple questions, reflects what she hears, and helps set small, achievable goals.
She tailors techniques to each person’s pace so progress feels manageable rather than overwhelming. She practices in Illinois and holds Illinois and Indiana LCSW credentials. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Doriece lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Doriece works with
The areas below are the ones Doriece selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Doriece’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how earlier relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice and shift those patterns in daily life. It’s useful for those struggling with trust, abandonment feelings, and family of origin problems.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change mood and stress. This approach is practical for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Doriece also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness. These tools can help when emotions feel overwhelming or when communication repeatedly breaks down.
Choosing an approach is a process. The therapist will work together with clients to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative plan can change as progress is made and new issues arise.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging can fit into busy days and allow short, focused exchanges between sessions.
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