- Collaborative approach
- Skills and solutions
- Trauma-aware care
About Dora
Dora Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on practical, goal-oriented work. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship strain, ADHD challenges, and trauma. Her style is collaborative and direct, aiming to identify clear next steps clients can try between sessions.
Dora draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She uses these approaches to help people rethink unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and set manageable goals. Sessions often center on skills practice, problem solving, and steady progress toward what the client wants.
Her clinical background includes work in private practice, medication-assisted treatment programs using methadone and suboxone, and psychiatric treatment settings. That variety has shaped a practical approach to care and an ability to work with people during big life changes and crises. Dora also has experience as a relationship coach, which influences her focus on communication and connection.
Clients can expect a nonjudgmental tone and straightforward planning in sessions. Dora aims to empower people to make sustainable changes and reduce patterns that keep them stuck. She balances short-term solutions with attention to deeper wounds when needed.
Outside of work she spends time with family, travels, and explores new foods. She practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.
How Dora’s approaches translate to online care
CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves tracking patterns, testing new behaviors, and practicing small changes that reduce anxiety or depression. DBT focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships through concrete skills that can be practiced between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dora will collaborate with each person to decide which methods make the most sense based on goals and needs. That collaboration includes checking in about what is working and adjusting strategies as progress is made.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as format options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow for flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It also supports continuing care when people move or have changing schedules. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT exercises to an online setting so clients can practice skills between meetings and track progress over time.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Texas, Oregon, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Dora address?
Dora works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, trauma and grief, and related concerns such as self-esteem, parenting strain, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on clear goals, skill building, and steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of clinical experience and has worked in private practice, methadone and suboxone clinics, and psychiatric treatment facilities.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Texas as indicated by her MI LPC and TX LPC credentials.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.