Dorrie Lombardi Chandler, LMHC

Dorrie Lombardi Chandler is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 19 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and challenges like parenting, relationships, and career strain. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, grief, sleep problems, and issues around intimacy and sexuality.

Her style is straightforward and person-centered. She listens and reflects without judgment. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps rather than jargon. She uses familiar, evidence-based approaches to help clients manage strong emotions and everyday pressures.

In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to clarify values and commit to actions that matter. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can help with distress tolerance and emotion regulation when feelings feel overwhelming.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy ideas to keep the work grounded in what each person says they need. Therapy is collaborative - the client’s experience guides the pace and focus. Topics commonly addressed include communication problems, codependency, control issues, abandonment concerns, guilt and shame, and impulsivity.

Dorrie aims to make therapy practical. Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and check-ins on progress. People who want clearer strategies for anger, better sleep, or steadier mood find concrete tools to try between meetings. To begin, prospective clients follow the platform’s matching steps and schedule an initial session.

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