- Resource-oriented
- Faith-affirming
- LGBTQ+ affirming
About Dorothy
Dorothy Carskadon is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of counseling experience. She introduces herself as Dorrie or Dorothy and brings a practical, resource-driven style to sessions. She aims to help people sort through stress, relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, and codependency by offering tools they can use between visits.
Dorothy trained at the University of South Carolina and holds a Master of Social Work. She has long experience working with varied life challenges and says she draws on positive psychology, cognitive methods, and emotional literacy as the foundation of her work. Her approach focuses on small, actionable steps rather than long lectures.
In session she shares worksheets, handouts, articles, and short exercises. These materials are meant to be used outside of therapy to support real change. She also names faith as an important personal value and provides an LGBTQ+ affirming stance for clients who find that relevant.
Dorothy emphasizes practical decision-making. She helps people see how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and then tries out different ways to respond. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used to build coping skills and manage intense moments.
People who want clear techniques, concrete takeaways, and a collaborative plan may find her style helpful. She encourages clients to try tools between sessions and to adjust the plan as life changes.
How Dorothy's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experiences, with the therapist listening closely and helping clients name what matters most. It is useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and making life decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, codependency, and coping with life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dorothy will discuss options and pick methods together with each person based on values, goals, and what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps shape short-term goals and the tools to try between meetings.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, since specific online options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and rely on handouts and worksheets sent electronically. It also allows continuity when life or location changes, while keeping the focus on practical exercises, emotional skills, and steady progress.
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Experience
26+ years
Credentials
Texas, Illinois, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Dorothy often address?
She works with issues like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, grief, self-esteem, career stress, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using positive psychology, cognitive techniques, emotional literacy, mindfulness, and solution-focused strategies to build skills clients can use daily.
What is her professional background?
She has 26 years of counseling experience and holds a Master of Social Work. Much of her career involved long-term clinical work and offering material resources to support clients.
Where is Dorothy based and what are her credentials?
She practices from Arizona and holds LCSW credentials. The listing shows IL LCSW and TX LCSW as the credential designations on file.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on the subscription plan you choose.
What is the best way to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.