Dorothy Frazier
Focused, practical support for daily struggles
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Dorothy
Dorothy Frazier uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people handle the everyday pressures that come with life changes and stress. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience and works from California. Dorothy writes in straightforward terms and focuses on clear, practical tools that people can use between sessions.
She helps with anxiety and low mood, and offers strategies for coping with stress and improving motivation.
Background and approach
Addiction concerns and issues with self-esteem and confidence are also part of her practice. Dorothy is experienced supporting people facing relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, career stress, and bipolar disorder. Dorothy believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work.
In sessions she listens, asks practical questions, and suggests small steps to try at home. The aim is to build habits that reduce distress and increase day-to-day functioning. Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented.
She supports clients as they try out new ways of thinking and behaving, then adjusts plans based on what works. This straightforward style is intended for people who want clear techniques and steady encouragement. Sessions may include homework tasks, behavior experiments, and skill practice to reinforce progress.
Dorothy emphasizes realistic goals and steady progress so changes feel manageable. She encourages taking the first step toward a healthier routine and offers support along the way.
How CBT and online sessions work together
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into concrete pieces and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and manage addictive behaviors. Sessions often include trying small experiments and practicing skills between meetings to build new habits.The therapist uses goal-focused techniques to help identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful approaches. That method is helpful for stress, self-esteem, and career or relationship pressures because it gives clear steps to change daily patterns. Dorothy works collaboratively with each person to find which techniques suit their life and challenges.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions offer simplicity without video, and live chat or text messaging provide flexible, shorter check-ins. These options help people stay consistent with therapy, try skills in real time, and get support when schedules are tight.
The therapist will help decide which format and approaches match a client's needs, goals, and preferences. That process is part of the work together, adjusting methods as progress is made.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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