Doriece Choy, LCSW

Illinois · 13 years in practice

Doriece Choy is an LCSW who centers Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and attachment-based approaches.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149022706 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Indiana: 34006742A · expires April 2026
NPI: 1235892977 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Doriece

Doriece Choy is an LCSW who centers Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and attachment-based approaches. She focuses on building strengths and practical coping skills. Dori aims to help people feel heard and understood so they can move through hard times with more confidence.

Dori uses straightforward, realistic methods in sessions. She helps people talk through anxiety, depression, grief, stress, trauma, and addiction-related concerns. She also supports those wrestling with relationship and family problems, parenting strain, attachment issues, and caregiver stress.

Background and approach

Her work blends emotion-focused listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when useful. Sessions emphasize noticing patterns, naming feelings, and trying small changes that can ease daily strain. The goal is steady progress rather than sudden fixes.

With 13 years as a licensed clinical social worker, Dori brings steady practical experience. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

People who choose Dori can expect a collaborative style. She helps clients set clear goals and adjust strategies as needed. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, focused on real steps people can use between sessions.

Based in Illinois, Dori conducts sessions in English and accepts international clients. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Doriece lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

Emotion and Attachment Work Delivered Online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and work with their emotions to change unhelpful interaction patterns. It is often useful for people dealing with strong feelings, relationship stress, and persistent emotional pain.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape current responses. It helps people spot relational patterns, understand attachment needs, and experiment with new ways of relating to others and to themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dori collaborates with each person to pair these emotion-focused and attachment-informed methods with practical strategies from CBT or DBT when helpful. Together they set goals and adjust the plan as needs and preferences become clearer.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel plans.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, parenting strain, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, anger, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style?

Dori combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and practical tools from CBT and DBT. Sessions focus on noticing emotions, skill-building, and taking small action steps.

How much experience does she have?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience as an LCSW clinician in mental health work.

Where is she based and licensed?

She practices from Illinois and holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Indiana as listed.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their 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?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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