Dorie Scofield

Compassionate family-focused therapy

LMFT Missouri

Experience: 33 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Dorie

Dorie Scofield is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Missouri who draws on three decades of clinical experience to help clients navigate emotional, relational, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-informed and narrative approaches to address concerns such as relationship struggles, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her background includes work with children, teens, adults, and families using play-based and cognitive-behavioral techniques when appropriate.

Over 33 years in practice have shaped a perspective rooted in family systems and practical problem solving, with attention to communication patterns, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care questions, and fertility or fatherhood challenges. She also supports clients facing career transitions, compassion fatigue, anger management, and coping with major life changes.

Dorie aims to help people identify values and strengths, explore attachment and family-of-origin patterns, and develop concrete skills to manage stress and improve relationships. Clients seeking flexible formats can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Her licensure appears as MO LMFT 2020010321 and she provides services in English to residents of Missouri.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress and to build practical coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship experiences shape current connections and communication, helping clients improve trust, intimacy, and family dynamics. These approaches can be used together to address relationship concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and trauma-related difficulties.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work; the therapist collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may include trying different techniques and adjusting the focus over time so treatment remains practical and relevant to daily life.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules and varied comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, attend sessions from home, and choose the format that feels most accessible for ongoing growth and problem solving.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

Dorie works with a wide range of issues including relationship and family problems, grief, parenting challenges, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, career and depression.

What therapeutic styles does she use in sessions?

Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with attachment-based and narrative approaches, and she uses trauma-focused techniques when relevant to a client's history.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 33 years of clinical experience to her practice, including work with individuals, children, teens, and families across a variety of relational and developmental concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the designation MO LMFT 2020010321 and provides services to clients in Missouri.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Services are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for online care?

Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobias Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Narrative TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

33+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English