Doriece Choy, LCSW

Doriece Choy is a licensed clinical social worker who uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She combines practical skills with a strengths-based outlook to help clients build confidence and find workable ways forward.

She draws on 13 years of experience as a therapist and more years working in social work roles. Her approach is down-to-earth and realistic. She aims to create sessions where people feel heard and understood before shifting toward change.

In practice she helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors that ease symptoms. She also supports work on attachment concerns, relationship problems, grief, caregiver stress, and issues tied to adoption or family of origin. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps.

Doriece uses elements of client-centered therapy to center each person’s experience. She incorporates attachment-based ideas to address patterns that come from early relationships. She may also draw on dialectical skills when people need help managing intense emotions.

People who come to her can expect a collaborative relationship. She listens first, then offers tools and strategies you can use between sessions. Her style aims to balance practical skill-building with compassionate support.

Doriece works from Illinois as an LCSW and offers services in English. She is available for clients who live outside the U.S. when that is appropriate.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions typically include identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and practicing skills between meetings to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns that started in early relationships and how they affect current connections. In remote sessions this work can help people spot recurring closeness or distance patterns and try new ways of relating in daily life.

Client-centered therapy centers on listening and empathy. The therapist follows the person's lead, creating space to talk through concerns and build confidence in pacing and goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean emphasizing skills from CBT one week and focusing on attachment patterns another week.

Online sessions - video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work well for short check-ins or ongoing support. These options offer flexibility for people with tight schedules, caregiving duties, or travel constraints.