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- Boundary work
About Dory
Dory Richards is a Florida LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, and coaching for life transitions. Dory commonly helps people dealing with anxiety, separation, and the stress of new parenting.
Dory keeps sessions direct and practical. She helps people rebuild self-worth and repair disconnection in close relationships. She also works with clients who want clearer boundaries and better communication. Conversations include concrete strategies for everyday parenting and managing anxiety symptoms.
Her style is steady and attentive. People meet a clinician who listens and responds in plain language. Sessions usually include focused problem-solving and skill practice rather than long theory talks. The goal is to leave with something usable between meetings.
Dory has particular experience with blended family issues, codependency, commitment and infidelity concerns, and divorce and separation. She also addresses postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth stress, and seasonal affective disorder. For many clients she combines support around life purpose and self-love with coaching-style planning.
Clients in Florida and elsewhere can expect a therapist who values clear communication and practical tools. To start, she asks about current relationship patterns and parenting challenges, then works together on steps that fit day-to-day life.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
Two common evidence-based techniques she uses are focused skills work and problem-focused coaching. Focused skills work means learning and practicing specific communication and boundary skills in session, then trying them between meetings to see what helps. Problem-focused coaching involves setting clear steps and short-term goals for parenting, life transitions, or relationship repair.Another frequent element is brief symptom-focused support for anxiety and mood. This uses techniques to manage panic symptoms, postpartum mood shifts, and seasonal affective patterns with practical strategies you can use day-to-day. These approaches aim to reduce immediate distress and create manageable routines.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, test a few methods, and adjust based on what fits your life. Clients are involved in choosing which techniques feel useful and realistic for their situation.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy home life, shorten check-ins on stressful days, and let people work on skills between appointments. Many clients find remote work helps keep momentum while balancing parenting and other commitments.
Areas of focus
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of relationship and family concerns does she address?
She works with relationship strain, family and parenting challenges, infidelity, separation, blended family issues, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is steady and practical, emphasizing clear communication, skill practice, and direct problem-solving rather than lengthy theoretical discussion.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience as a clinician working with relationship, family, mood, and parenting concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Florida.
Does she conduct sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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