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Dorothy Rocha

Dorothy Rocha

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

California · 45 years experience · English

Not taking new clients here Counselor of color

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About Dorothy

I am licensed in California with 40 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, & coping with grief and loss. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

What Dorothy helps with

  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse
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  • Aging and geriatric issues
  • Cancer
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Chronic pain, illness, and disability
  • Communication problems
  • Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
  • Guilt and shame
  • Hospice and end-of-life counseling
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Women's issues

How Dorothy works

  • Client-Centered Therapy

What clients say

  • “I could not recommend Dorothy more!! She has helped me so much, and I thoroughly enjoy the time I get to chat with her. She makes you feel extremely comfortable and provides very insightful feedback with every session.”
  • “Dorothy is professional, yet still super sweet and reliable.”
  • “Shes amazing. She challenges me and actually takes and makes sense. Ive only had a couple of sessions but I know for sure that shes the ine that I want for my therapist”
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  • “You helped me with my perspective, which makes my life better. You are gifted at what you do for others.”
  • “Dorothy is patient and provides insightful solutions that are thoughtful and long lasting. I have really appreciated the perspective she provides and how it has helped my growth in some challenging family relationships. She is compassionate around the hardships of grief.”
  • “Dorothy is a wonderful listener and gives great insight & perspective to my experiences. She brings out the best of me! I can’t say enough good things about how she helped to navigate through a very difficult period in my life; validating me and knowing what advice I needed, as well as helping me reflect, identify my strengths, and develop a better sense of myself. She is a therapist I will lean on throughout my life. The BetterHelps platform allows me to connect easily with her, is easy to navigate and is a quality app.”
  • “I really appreciate her input”
  • “Dorothy Rocha is an amazing therapist I love our sessions. They make me feel so much better and I can’t wait for the next session. She is amazing”
  • “Dorothy is great at listening and coming up with straightforward solution to help me deal with core situations”
  • “So far, great. Glad I found her and am still forming the relationship, and understanding social relationships.”
  • “Dorothy is nice to talk to and adapts well as she gets to know you. I appreciate how flexible she is and how she has helped with whatever comes up on a given day.”
  • “So glad I switched from my old therapist to Dorothy!”
  • “Dorothy is great”
  • “Dorothy was objective in her assessment of me, and was able to walk me through understanding myself, my situation, and offered empathy, enlightenment and support. She was an important part of my healing.”
  • “Dorothy was objective in her assessment of me, and was able to walk me through understanding myself, my situation, and offered empathy, enlightenment and support. She was an important part of my healing.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.

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