Dorothy Charest
Compassionate, skills-based care for complex concerns
LMHC, LPC Florida
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Dorothy
Dorothy Charest is a licensed mental health professional who brings 18 years of clinical experience to her work in Florida.
Background and approach
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and has focused her practice on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, mood disturbances, and intimacy-related issues. Her background also includes attention to compulsive behaviors, personality difficulties, phobias, and process or sex-related addictions.
Her style blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with a client-centered stance that honors each person's goals and preferences. Dorothy commonly uses cognitive behavioral strategies alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods to help clients break unhelpful patterns and build skills for coping, decision-making, and relapse prevention.
She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where treatment is collaborative and tailored to what the individual finds most helpful. Dorothy works with concerns spanning relationships, grief, career stress, parenting and compassion fatigue, as well as more complex presentations such as bipolar mood concerns and personality-related challenges.
She offers multiple session formats and supports clients who are seeking structured, goal-oriented work as well as compassionate, strengths-based guidance.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Dorothy often integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods into her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and learning practical skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety, compulsions, or low mood; it is well suited to structured, goal-oriented sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration, creating a supportive environment that helps clients explore values, relationships, and emotional healing.
Finding the right approach is presented as a collaborative process. Dorothy works with clients to clarify goals and preferences, and then tailors techniques to fit those aims rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. This allows for adjustments over time as needs change or as certain methods prove more helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care from home, during travel, or when in-person sessions are not practical, while preserving the same therapeutic focus on skills, insight, and progress.
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Experience
18+ years
Licensed
Virginia, Florida
Languages
English