Dorrie Lombardi Chandler, LMHC

Dorrie Lombardi Chandler is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. She also supports those coping with trauma, ADHD, sleep struggles, career shifts, and questions about sexuality and self-worth. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at practical change rather than long theory talks.

Dorrie builds a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard things. She listens carefully and tailors sessions to each person's needs. Clients can expect straightforward steps to try between meetings alongside time to process emotions.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and clarify values. She also uses techniques from dialectical and emotionally focused approaches when those tools fit the situation.

With 19 years of experience, Dorrie has worked with people facing burnout, post-traumatic stress, attachment struggles, body image problems, codependency, and intense shame or guilt. She aims to help clients feel more grounded and able to move toward what matters to them.

Sessions are offered by a Florida LMHC and conducted in English. Dorrie emphasizes collaboration: she and the client set goals together and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. Her aim is that each visit leaves the person feeling a bit more capable and clearer about next steps.

Approaches that translate well to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce worry, low mood, or sleep problems. It uses clear steps and homework so progress continues between sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and take action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It supports coping with anxiety, grief, and life changes by teaching skills to stay engaged with meaningful goals.

Client-centered therapy centers on listening and responding to the person's experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and figure out their own solutions over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will choose methods to try and adjust them based on what feels most useful and realistic for the client.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video works well for face-to-face interaction, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can suit quick check-ins or busy schedules, and messaging lets people work through thoughts between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, parenting, or travel.