About Dorisa
Dorisa Reyes is a New York licensed mental health counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. She often supports people facing big life changes who want clarity and a practical way forward. Her manner is warm and straightforward, aimed at making honest conversation feel easier.
Dorisa blends clinical skills with years of experience in high-demand work settings. That background helps her relate to clients juggling job pressure, money concerns, and emotional strain.
How Dorisa works
Sessions focus on real-life problems and steps that fit everyday responsibilities. Her approach is interactive and goal-oriented. She helps people improve communication, build confidence, and change unhelpful patterns.
When trauma or tough past experiences come up, she makes space to process them at a pace people can manage. Dorisa pays attention to cultural context and strives to be inclusive of diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ individuals. She also addresses caregiver stress, body image, attachment concerns, and issues around commitment or separation.
Therapy typically explores how current struggles link to family of origin, money stress, or life purpose questions. Conversations often include practical strategies and small experiments to try between sessions. People leave with clearer next steps and tools to handle hard moments.
What Dorisa works with
The areas below are the ones Dorisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Two common evidence-based techniques she uses are focused work on emotion and behavior. One approach helps people identify patterns in thoughts and actions and then practices small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This method is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and daily habits that get in the way of goals.Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and their emotional impact. It involves paced conversation and skills to manage intense feelings, which can help after trauma, abuse, or strong relationship conflicts. This work aims to increase tolerance for hard feelings while reducing their hold on day-to-day life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dorisa reviews a person’s needs, goals, and preferences and adapts techniques as therapy progresses. She will work together with clients to choose what feels most helpful and adjust methods over time.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or shorter updates. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, breaks, or caregiver routines while keeping treatment consistent.
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A practical next step
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