Dorothy Carskadon , LCSW

Dorothy Carskadon is a licensed clinical social worker with many years of practice. She brings 26 years of experience to sessions and works from Arizona. Dorothy uses practical tools to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, trauma, addiction, and questions about self worth.

Dorothy frames help around strengths and actions. She draws on client-centered work to listen closely and build a plan that fits each person. She also uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to look at how thoughts and choices shape feelings and behavior. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused approaches are part of how she helps people notice emotions and respond differently.

People who meet with Dorothy can expect clear takeaways. She offers worksheets, articles, and short exercises to practice between meetings. Her style aims to be down-to-earth and practical so people can try small changes right away.

Her focus includes life transitions, family and communication problems, coping with illness or loss, and questions about identity and purpose. She also helps with anger, codependency, and substance concerns, among other issues. Dorothy describes herself as resource-oriented and uses tools to support real-life change.

Dorothy identifies as a Christian and states that spiritual perspectives can be part of sessions when clients want that. She also indicates experience working with LGBTQ+ people and brings that perspective into respectful conversations.

Approaches and online options for everyday challenges

Client-centered work begins by making space for a person's story and priorities, with the therapist listening and reflecting so goals can be set together. This approach helps when someone needs a calm, structured place to sort out what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, physical reactions, and behavior. It gives simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life stressors.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on recognizing emotional patterns in relationships and responses. It can help people understand what their emotions are signaling and practice new ways of connecting and responding in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dorothy will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs and goals, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing, shorter interactions between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches that suit individual preferences.