- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive Behavioral techniques
- Narrative therapy focus
About Dorie
Dorie Scofield is a Missouri LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 33 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship and life-direction concerns including career questions and changes in family roles. She also addresses grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma-related issues.
Her work often focuses on how family patterns and attachment shapes current difficulties. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and family systems ideas to look at relationship patterns and how they repeat across generations. That approach is paired with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thinking and behavior that keep problems stuck.
She uses Narrative Therapy to help people tell the stories they live by and to consider alternative ways of understanding their choices. Trauma-Focused Therapy techniques are brought in when past harm is getting in the way of daily life and relationships. These methods are described plainly and used alongside conversations about values and life purpose when clients want that focus.
Her background includes work with parenting concerns, blended families, adoption and foster care issues, and fatherhood topics. She has experience helping people navigate divorce and separation, communication problems, commitment worries, and challenges around intimacy and anger.
Practical work in sessions can include identifying unhelpful thinking, changing small behaviors, rewriting personal narratives, and strengthening attachment patterns. She asks about goals and works with people to choose strategies that make sense for their situation.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships. In sessions she focuses on patterns of closeness and distance, helping people notice recurring dynamics and try new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going; online work can include identifying negative thoughts, testing small behavior changes, and practicing new skills between meetings. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their choices, which can shift how they move forward.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She discusses goals and preferences with each person and then recommends strategies to try. Clients and the therapist review what helps and adjust methods as needed so the plan fits the person's situation and aims.
Confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit appointments into a workday, avoid travel time, or do shorter check-ins when needed. Online meetings also make it easier to keep regular sessions during life transitions. Ask about session formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so you know which options are offered.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, career questions, and coping with life changes.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She combines family systems and attachment ideas with Cognitive Behavioral and Narrative techniques to clarify patterns and test small behavioral changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 33 years of experience working with a range of ages on marriage, family, parenting, grief, and career exploration.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location; 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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.