Dorrie Lombardi Chandler , LMHC

Dorrie Lombardi Chandler is a licensed mental health counselor with 19 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She supports clients dealing with relationship strain, parenting questions, grief, identity and sexuality concerns, and a wide range of life changes. Dorrie works with issues often experienced by women and offers a calm, respectful approach.

Her style is warm and person-focused. She listens closely and uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Dorrie respects clients' knowledge of their own lives and builds plans around their goals and strengths.

She draws on several practical methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, and emotionally focused ways to repair connections. Sessions also include mindfulness and skills from dialectical approaches when helpful.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Dorrie is licensed in Florida as an LMHC and works with adults who want practical tools and steady support.

People who choose her can expect collaborative work aimed at clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better coping. She encourages small, achievable steps that fit into daily life and helps clients track progress between meetings.

Using ACT, CBT, and Client-Centered Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify values and take small steps toward them while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where choosing actions matters more than changing every feeling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives concrete exercises to challenge unhelpful thinking and build different habits. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and impulsivity. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, offering empathic listening and support so clients can find their own solutions and build self-trust.

Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily demands. Together they check what’s working and make gradual adjustments.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be faster when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.