About Dorothy
Dr. Dorothy Jimenez uses straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She listens carefully and focuses on practical steps that can ease daily strain.
Dorothy Jimenez is a Colorado licensed clinical social worker with decades of experience supporting people through tough times. She has 33 years of professional experience and has helped people cope with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and parenting challenges. Sessions aim to give people space to speak and to try small, doable changes between meetings.
How Dorothy works
The approach is calm and goal-oriented rather than overly technical. In therapy she centers on clear communication and building coping skills. Parents receive help handling everyday parenting stress and repairing difficult patterns that affect family life.
People facing low self-esteem, abandonment concerns, or attachment difficulties find straightforward strategies to improve how they relate to themselves and others. Her work also addresses complicated situations such as adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, blended family adjustments, and divorce or separation. Dorothy supports people dealing with substance concerns, eating issues, and the fallout from domestic violence as well.
Sessions incorporate practical problem solving and emotion-focused work that people can use right away. The aim is to make progress manageable and visible so people notice change between sessions.
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
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. Dorothy Jimenez uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping skills and emotion-focused work. Coping skills training teaches concrete steps to reduce anxiety and manage stress, such as breathing exercises, activity planning, and problem-solving. Emotion-focused work helps people name feelings, understand how emotions affect behavior, and practice new ways of responding during difficult moments.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they review what helps, adjust strategies, and try different tools until a good fit is found.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick reflections or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping treatment consistent and accessible.
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