Dori Grace , LCSW

Dori Grace is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Indiana. She has three years of professional experience and focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes.

She helps people work through trauma and abuse, struggles with self-esteem, and the pressures of parenting and postpartum adjustments. Dori pays attention to how everyday routines and relationships affect mood and coping. She also supports those dealing with addiction, grief, anger, and ADHD-related challenges.

In sessions she aims to make conversations straightforward and useful. Dori encourages clients to name small steps they can try between meetings. She keeps language simple and brings concrete coping skills into the work so people can test what helps in real life.

Dori uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which focuses on building skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. She also draws on approaches that emphasize practical problem solving and building routines that support recovery and stability.

Her style is collaborative and calmly persistent - she listens, offers tools, and helps clients track what works. People who want clear, skill-based strategies and supportive guidance may find her approach a good fit. Dori works with concerns commonly seen in women's lives including parenting, pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum mood changes, and body image issues.

She sees clients in Indiana and conducts sessions in English. Starting therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability.

DBT-informed skill building and flexible online care

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is focused on teaching concrete skills for handling intense emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving relationships. It is often used when anxiety, anger, or mood swings make everyday life harder and helps people practice techniques like emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Dori pairs DBT skill work with practical problem solving to address parenting stress, postpartum mood changes, body image concerns, and other common challenges. She works collaboratively with each person to decide which tools to try, adjusting the plan as needs and goals evolve.

Online therapy offers options that fit different schedules and rhythms. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, skill rehearsals, and written reflections between sessions. These formats help people maintain consistency, fit therapy into busy days, and practice new skills in real time.