About Dorothy
Dorothy Frazier is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience. She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people manage stress and anxiety and to cope with addictions and motivation struggles. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focusing on how thoughts and actions connect.
Sessions aim to build skills that reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve confidence. Dorothy helps people notice patterns and try new behaviors that lead to small, steady changes.
How Dorothy works
Many clients come for help with depression, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, or anger. She also supports people navigating career stress, bipolar mood challenges, family tension, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related issues. The work centers on the person in the room and their goals.
Dorothy believes clients are the experts on their own lives. She offers guidance, one step at a time, and encourages practical strategies that fit everyday schedules. Progress is usually about doing things differently between sessions.
Her approach is calm and direct. She helps clients set clear, achievable goals and checks in on how new strategies are working. People who want concrete tools and a steady guide through change may find her approach helpful.
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What Dorothy works with
The areas below are the ones Dorothy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How CBT and Online Sessions Work Together
CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills such as thought tracking, behavioral experiments, and gradual exposure to help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms and to address addictive patterns.Sessions also emphasize practical problem solving and goal setting to improve self-esteem, manage anger, and handle relationship or career stress. Those methods break problems into manageable steps and test small changes to see what helps most.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. Dorothy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life to shape which CBT techniques to use. She works collaboratively to try strategies and adjust them based on what actually helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see and hear each other for deeper interaction. Phone works well for lower bandwidth or a brief check-in. Live chat or text messaging can fit busy days and provide flexible, shorter check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments and to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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