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- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT methods
- EMDR interventions
About Dorothy
LCSW-R Dorothy Frazier is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 30 years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and offers coaching-style support. She works primarily in English and welcomes international clients.
Frazier trained at Columbia University's graduate program and completed further postgraduate work. Her background includes research on trauma in the United States and abroad and teaching as an adjunct professor. She has worked across settings such as inpatient psychiatric care, employee assistance programs, prison systems, and outpatient services. Her career also includes supervising clinicians and presenting on trauma, addiction, and how trauma shows up across genders and age groups.
In sessions she uses a mix of approaches including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She also draws on psychoeducation and psychodrama where helpful. Practical tools and structured techniques are paired with time to talk through experiences and reactions.
People often come for help with panic, post-traumatic stress, relationship strain, communication problems, or difficulties with guilt and shame. She also supports work on life purpose, self-love, isolation, hoarding, immigration stress, and the fallout of infidelity or separation.
Her practice aims to reduce symptoms and build coping skills in clear, actionable steps. The emphasis is on collaborative work that moves at a pace the person can manage. To begin, prospective clients use the online matching flow and schedule a first session through the listed process.
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How her approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person brings to a session. Online sessions can use that approach to help someone talk through feelings, clarify goals, and decide what to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT sessions often include skill practice, short exercises, and homework that can be assigned and reviewed remotely. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a structured method for addressing trauma symptoms through guided processing. When applied remotely, the therapist adapts pacing and guidance so the person can process at a steady, tolerable rate.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether Client-Centered conversation, CBT skill-building, EMDR processing, or a combination best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as goals and responses evolve.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for different pacing of treatment. Licensed professionals commonly use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care and to work with people who live outside the therapist's immediate area.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and coaching for life and behavior changes.
Which therapeutic approaches are used?
Her practice uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) among other methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience including research, teaching, supervision, and work in many clinical settings.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.