About Anita
Anita Dorey is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Arkansas. She helps people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, anger, and the effects of trauma. Her work also addresses panic attacks, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress.
Anita brings 17 years of experience in community mental health to each session. She favors a client-centered style that focuses on the person in front of her. That means conversations are grounded in what matters to the client, not a one-size-fits-all script.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. Motivational Interviewing is another tool she uses when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. That approach helps people clarify what they want and build the motivation to take the next steps.
Anita adapts her approach to each person, combining methods to match their goals. Sessions are designed to build hope and resilience. Anita explains options, listens for strengths, and works with clients to set practical goals.
She emphasizes integrity, respect, and ethical care in her work. Her background in community mental health means she is familiar with common life stressors and complex situations. She will tailor conversations and plans to fit a client's specific needs.
The aim is realistic progress, greater coping skills, and clearer direction for daily life.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's point of view. It helps people feel heard and guides conversations around their priorities and values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage panic attacks, and change patterns that feed depression or avoidance.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels unsure about change. This approach supports people in finding their own reasons to move forward and in building small, manageable steps toward goals.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Together they decide which techniques are most helpful for the issues at hand.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Arkansas
- Languages
- English