Dorothy Carskadon, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, AZ

Licensed

Online Counseling

(65 reviews)

LCSW Dorothy Carskadon

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Dorothy Carskadon is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: LCSW Years in Practice: 25 State: Arizona

Please call me Dorrie. I have been a counselor for 24 years primarily working with Veterans and their families. I am excited to be on Better Help to use my clinical experience on this online platform. I like to use worksheets and journals to get to know you when we are not doing sessions. I received my Masters in Social Work from the University of South Carolina. I use positive psychology, cognitive behavioral approach and emotional literacy to guide you through your issues. Positive psychology helps you to explore yourself through recognizing the positives in your life and accentuating them. The cognitive behavior approach helps you look closely at the decisions you make and the emotional literacy approach looks at how your emotions effect your decisions. I call myself a resource counselor because I will give you lots of material - handouts, worksheets, and internet links - to review and hopefully apply to your life. I am Christian and believe using the Bible that expresses wisdom and encourages love. God made each of us unique and "God saw that it was good." As an experienced therapist, I will adjust my style to your needs. My goal is to help you enjoy life.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Trauma and abuse Anger management Depression Addictions LGBT Family conflicts Grief Intimacy-related issues Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Dorothy is a strong listener, offers needed perspective outside of my own and empathetic. Her skill set is exactly what I need. She offers amazing feedback and a plethora of resources for solutions and healing. She is amazing!

Dorothy is kind, compassionate and invested in helping.

Easy to talk to

I had to take a few months break from therapy due to a career change. I made an appointment today and messaged Dorothy that I was back and ready to catch up with her. She has already messaged me on a Sunday and sent me something to read pertaining to my issues and it was spot on! Highly recommend Dorothy.

I am extremely busy and although my therapy is important, I very much appreciate my therapist keeping in touch and sending things to help me continue this journey for my mental health.

I think she’s amazing and she truly listens to you and she has amazing resources and apps to guide you alone the way.

Amazing. Mature. Wise. Cool.

She has helped me greatly with depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. I highly recommend talking with her.

She's been so amazing! I had some financial difficulties towards the end of last year, and when my FSA finally hit yesterday I was able to schedule with her again. I was so happy to see her message this morning asking how I was doing, that I'd been missed and she wanted to catch up with me. :)

Dorothy is great. I have a lot of basic knowledge, but Dorothy can help you understand yourself beyond what the average therapist will tell you. In a short period, I completely have faith in her ability to help. Very grateful to have her

She listens and has a great way of keeping me on track cause I have a lot of things going through my mind at once and she helps me focus and articulate the right things at the right times!

I am thankful for Dr. Dorothy helping me know with anxiety and depression

Dorothy has been wonderful. She is patient with me and understanding of my erratic lifestyle. She has helped me tremendously by just letting me vent to her and then offering me solutions.

Dorthy has been super amazing during this juncture of my life and really helped me to get through some difficult things. She is very kind and knowledgeable.

Dorrie has helped me in more ways than I can count. She is an excellent therapist and I value her input!

Dory really listens and offers many ways to help. I don't feel judged or rushed when I talk to her. She's very level-headed and receptive.

Dorrie is fantastic. Would highly recommend.

Dorthy is a wonderful therapist. She truly listens and gives me strategies to help me through difficult times or situations. I would highly recommend her.

Dorothy is great, she helped me through lots of tough times, she understands my concerns, and was able to, directly and indirectly, deviate my attention from negative thinking. I feel very comfortable with her.

Dorothy has been very helpful in a very stressful time in my life. She has terrific practical tools that I am adding to my life.

Best therapist ever! She’s god sent! Mom and dad to anyone who has not experienced self love from a parent. Thank you Dori for all you do .

Dorothy has been wonderful. I thought it would take time to find the right therapist, but she was right for me from the start. I would recommend Dorothy to anyone seeking to find a better way and find peace of mind.

Just started therapy, but so far I have seen that she is very attentive! Great, what anyone would want while seeking out help!

Dori is a very kind individual who helps me rationalize different situations with people. I really have enjoyed having her as my therapist !

I’ve had multiple therapists before and Dorothy is by far the best. She’s always sending me worksheets and helping me outside of our video sessions. She listens and pushes me toward my goals. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

She is an amazing therapist. She listens and gives her best educated advice. She’s made a difference in my life that’s for sure.

Dorothy has been able to help me identify what I am struggling with and has given me tools and strategies to manage and improve not only my emotions, but my family dynamics .

I love Dorrie. She revealed things to me I never even realized right after our first session. I felt so heard. Thank you to her and the entire Better Help team!

I am very pleased with Dorothy's ability to both challenge me and support me at the same time. She is very clear in her communication with me, and very receptive to my input. Compared to therapy I have had in the past, she makes me feel like she is working with me as a unique person, not trying to fit me into a mold and then give standard responses.

We have had one session and she has already exceeded my expectations. I see this being very beneficial for me. I have things in common with her and she is very easy to open up to.

This therapist changed my life. She is a hero. Please pay her millions . One of a kind. Lucky to have her in my life. Blessings to her always.

Dorothy is wonderful! Listens and helps keep me on task!

I love Dorothy! She’s helping me learn to coparent with a narcissist, and keep my sanity. After only 4 sessions, I’m really starting to understand the patterns and manage my responses to minimize an anger outburst.

I've been working with Dorrie for a couple weeks now and everything has been better than I could have hoped. She's very active on the app, especially with responding to any questions or concerns I might have. Also very good at sending me worksheets and activities based on my needs for me to do in my down time which I really appreciate. Ive also been sharing my feeling journal with her, and I appreciate the feedback ive been getting on it.

She is AMAZING!! Such a sweetheart. Her worksheets are very useful. She was very easy to talk to and offered no judgement. Great person. I highly recommend her. J.

She has been heaven sent… She has open doors for me that I never knew existed or that I was afraid to open. After the first session, I felt a sense of relief. I was always resistant to the idea of talking to a stranger about my personal problems, was I EVER wrong. Thank you Dorothy!

Dorothy is great! She listens to my concerns and provide ways to open up my options to seek assistance that I need.

I already have recommended her. She's awesome. No judgement,really listens, and helps me see things in a different way without being condescending. In other words I can tell she cares and that's all that matters.

My experience working with Dorrie has been very positive. She continuously lets me know that she is here for me and happy to help whenever I need her. She is very responsive whenever I am struggling emotionally or whenever I ask her a question. She is a great person to have in your corner throughout all the ups and downs inevitable in life!

Dorrie is amazing! I am so appreciative to have her in my life.

Understands what my main focus is and concerns are and helps me out

Dorothy is amazing!!!

Dori has been a wonderful therapist with loads of knowledge and tools to help me navigate anxiety.

Dorothy is great has a huge amount of experience and is respectful of peoples beliefs.

She’s amazing !

Very insightful, trims the fat and gets to the heart of the matter, in a kind compassionate way

Dorothy is very well mannered and respectful about every situation. She acknowledges every concern and tries to understand the meaning behind every problem. She guides you towards the right direction and helps to the best of her ability with every session. Overall; she’s very amazing!

I have met with Dorrie twice so far and already sincerely appreciate her wisdom and support! She is an excellent therapist!

She is awesome!

Dorothy is great to work with! She listens ans encourages!

Dorrie is an amazing therapist!

Has been very helpful and encouraging. Giving lots of worksheets that I can go back to reflect on.

Dorrie is a very kind therapist, very knowledgeable, and she gives wonderful advice and good direction.

Dorrie is amazing. She’s very attentive, gives appropriate reading and work for me to do between sessions, which I asked for. She’s dedicated, kind, a great listener and problem solver. She’s supportive and always on my side and suggests things I know my family and friends wouldn’t have suggested. Shes incredibly compassionate. Thank you for bringing us together

Overall very pleased with sessions very informative and uses a variety of options in my choices to move forward.

Dorothy is AMAZING and talented ! She is exactly what I needed at my time of desperation

Dorrie is amazing!

Dorrie immediately made me feel like she cared about me and my troubles. I could tell right away that she is experienced at her craft. She has approached my situation in a firm and kind manner that is both reassuring and helpful.

Dorothy has been nothing but extremely supportive of the difficult time I have been going through. She is caring and thoughtful and truly listens to what you have to say.

Dorothy listens, makes plans, and encourages to move forward. She is compassionate and intelligent. I appreciate her forthright nature, and challenging me when I need it.

Dorothy never gave up on me from day 1. She always checked in to make sure I knew I was not alone at a time when I felt very alone. She was so warm and loving and it makes such a huge difference when someone is down to feel that someone cares. Thank you Dorothy!

Dorothy is an exceptional beautiful soul, anyone lucky enough to be matched with her for therapy is blessed to have her and all of her wisdom. She has a gift for getting to the root of your issues and offering a variety of ways to support you. I am forever grateful to have worked with her.

She is very kind and comforting.

Ms. Carskadon has helped me so much in only a few weeks. She helped get clarity in my self exploration and helped me find my socialness and confidence. She helped me through a huge sudden change and it would have been immensely harder without her help. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking therapy! One of the best I've had with Better Help.

Dorothy is a caring counselor. She takes time to listen and gets to know you. She is great at providing tools and online resources within The Better Help app. I highly recommend her, she has a great attitude.

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