Paula Dorman, LCSW
About me
I am licensed in Virginia with eight years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety and coping with addictions, & trauma, and abuse. I also have experience working with career and life stage transitions. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage, and I am proud of you for getting started!
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Aging and geriatric issues, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Forgiveness, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sexual assault and abuse, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
License information
VA LCSW 0904010214