- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Indiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Doriece
Doriece Choy is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses direct, strengths-based methods to help people manage stress and parenting challenges. She focuses on building confidence and practical skills so clients can handle hard moments more steadily. Doriece draws on 13 years as a therapist and aims for a straightforward, collaborative pace.
She listens closely and helps clients name problems and try small changes. Her style is warm but realistic, with attention to what works day to day.
Background and approach
She helps people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and coping with major life changes. Parenting concerns, family problems, grief, addiction, and caregiver stress are frequent topics. She also addresses attachment issues, abandonment, and communication problems that affect relationships.
Doriece uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping skills and change thinking patterns. She also uses Client-Centered and Attachment-Based approaches to strengthen connection and self-understanding. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings.
Her work often includes practical problem solving for routines, boundaries, and emotion regulation. She supports people working through co-occurring issues like substance use, eating-related concerns, or mood disorders. The goal is to leave sessions with manageable next steps they can use right away.
What Doriece works with
Everything Doriece lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Doriece helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Doriece lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches guide online parenting support
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional reactions. Online sessions using this approach help clients notice patterns in attachment, understand how they affect parenting, and practice new ways of relating to close others.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks worries and behaviors into specific thoughts and actions. In remote sessions CBT is used to identify unhelpful thinking, test new beliefs, and try small behavior changes that ease anxiety, mood, or parenting challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Doriece will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That often means mixing approaches and adjusting over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging lets clients share updates or questions between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family schedules, work, and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Doriece
What issues does she help with?
Doriece works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, grief, addictions, and related family and relationship problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is realistic and strengths based. She listens closely and helps clients set small, practical goals to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Doriece has 13 years of experience as a therapist. That background informs her use of practical skills and steady support.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with licenses in Illinois and Indiana, and she practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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