Therapist profile
Dorrie Lombardi Chandler, LMHC
Florida
Florida LMHC - Codependency and Relationships
Continue with DorrieWhere Dorrie stands
- Credentials
- LMHC
- License
- LMHC, Florida / MH21894
- NPI
- 1770280539
- Experience
- 19 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
About
- Codependency patterns
- CBT and ACT methods
- Boundary skills
About Dorrie
Dorrie Lombardi Chandler is a Florida LMHC with 19 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship struggles, codependency, grief, and related concerns. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career pressure, sleep problems, and issues around intimacy and sexuality.
She listens without judgment and centers the client's own experience. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps alongside space to talk about painful events and patterns. The work often includes skills practice for emotion regulation and for setting boundaries that feel doable.
Her approach combines several evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clarify values and take committed action. Client-Centered therapy keeps the focus on the person’s perspective and goals.
Many clients come wanting help with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or feeling controlled by another person’s moods or substance use. She helps people name those patterns and build small, concrete changes that fit daily life. Expect practical tools, short skill steps, and straightforward discussion about relationships and boundaries.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative. Dorrie offers guidance, homework when useful, and ongoing check-ins about what is or isn’t working. Prospective clients in Florida can review options and complete the brief matching questionnaire to schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Dorrie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as part of her practice. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through concrete behavioral experiments and homework, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and impulsivity. ACT centers on clarifying what matters to the client and taking small actions toward those values while learning to tolerate difficult feelings.Finding the right approach is a collaborative step. She will discuss goals and preferences with each person and recommend approaches that fit what they want to work on. Over the first few sessions she checks in and adjusts the plan so the methods match the client’s needs and strengths.
The therapist's biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or sessions that do not require travel time. It also supports doing skills practice between meetings and reviewing homework together without needing to come into an office.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, grief, parenting strain, and related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses listening and direct conversation to identify patterns and practical steps. Sessions blend skills practice with time to talk through painful events.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 19 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, trauma, relationship, and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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