- Stress and anxiety
- Family conflict
- Life purpose support
About Dori
Dori Ertler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, and major life changes. Dori often supports people who are questioning purpose after a change in work, relationships, or health. Sessions are secular and oriented toward practical problem-solving.
Dori helps people untangle communication problems and navigate divorce, separation, and blended family tensions. She also assists those dealing with adoption and foster care issues, abandonment, caregiver strain, and the emotional fallout from infidelity or domestic violence. Money and financial stress are included among the everyday pressures she addresses.
People meet here for focused conversations about what’s happening now and what needs attention next. Dori uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to identify patterns and try different ways of responding. She favors clear steps and realistic goals rather than abstract talk.
Her work includes support for pregnancy and childbirth concerns, family-of-origin patterns, hoarding behaviors, obsessive-compulsive features, and alternative relationship or sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. Grief and loss work is practical and paced to the person’s needs.
Dori draws on a collaborative approach that centers the client’s values and choices. She emphasizes straightforward communication skills and strategies that can be practiced between sessions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based methods are used in online sessions
Many of Dori's methods focus on practical, evidence-based techniques that target current problems and patterns. Cognitive approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and stress. These techniques help people facing worry, money concerns, and obsessive patterns by giving concrete steps to practice.Behavioral strategies emphasize small, testable changes in daily routines and interactions. This can include communication exercises for relationship or family tension, graded exposure for phobias or obsessive-compulsive features, and activity planning to address low mood after loss or separation.
Choosing an approach is a shared process. Dori works with each person to match techniques to their goals and preferences, and adjusts methods as progress is reviewed. The focus is on what helps in everyday life rather than fitting someone to a single model.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into busy schedules and making it easier to attend from different locations. Because the biography did not specify which formats she uses, confirm current session options before booking. Many clients find online sessions help maintain momentum between appointments and allow for shorter check-ins when needed.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, and coping with major life changes. Additional focus areas include money problems, infidelity, adoption and foster care, and life purpose.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using evidence-based techniques to identify patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions emphasize concrete communication skills and steps to practice between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship, family, and life transition concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey and provides services from that location.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.