Doriece Choy , LCSW

Doriece Choy is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a grounded, strengths-based sensibility to therapy. She approaches care with realism and a focus on building confidence, helping people recognize their own resources while navigating hard seasons of life. Doriece believes every life holds value and that hope can emerge in even the most difficult circumstances, and she centers that belief in her work with clients.

Her preferred way of working is collaborative - she partners with individuals week to week to explore thoughts and feelings, encouraging clients to lead the process while offering guidance and practical support. Emphasis on feeling heard, supported, and understood forms the foundation of her practice and creates the conditions for forming healthier habits and coping strategies.

Doriece holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and focuses on helping clients move from surviving toward greater resilience and self-assurance. Her style is supportive yet direct, with an eye toward sustainable change and renewed confidence.

Attachment, Person-Centered Care, and CBT in Online Sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and emotional responses. In practice this approach helps people notice and shift patterns of closeness, trust, and reassurance that affect relationships and day-to-day well-being.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client's own capacity for growth. It creates a collaborative atmosphere where the person is treated as the expert of their experience and is supported to find their own solutions and build self-confidence.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-based approach that helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for stress, anxiety, low mood, and developing coping strategies for everyday challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Doriece Choy works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they explore what feels most useful and adjust the plan over time.

Online therapy with Doriece uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue care across locations, and maintain consistent contact in between meetings when needed.