- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment work
- Relationship skills
About Dorian
Dorian Carter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with three years of counseling experience. He has a background in social services and has worked with people in Houston and nearby areas. His listed concerns include stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD and coping with life changes.
Dorian’s earlier career in social services shaped how he works with people in crisis. He has experience evaluating clients with suicidal thoughts and supporting those with anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and neurological differences such as autism spectrum conditions. He also notes experience with religious and spiritual trauma. Dorian offers Christian counseling for clients who want to view concerns through biblical teachings. He also lists additional focus areas such as attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and first responder issues. People who reach out can expect straightforward conversations about feelings and behavior. He helps clients identify concrete next steps and coping strategies they can try between sessions. If you are considering work on relationships, career transitions, or the stress of early adulthood, Dorian lists young adult issues among his specialties and can be contacted through the site to learn more.
How Dorian applies therapy approaches online
The therapist uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to help people work through difficult feelings and relationship patterns. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns formed early in life and helps people recognize how those patterns affect current intimacy and communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dorian will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting techniques over time rather than sticking with a single method from the start.
Please confirm current session options before booking, since the biography does not list specific online formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue therapy during school or job transitions while keeping treatment consistent.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he work with?
Dorian lists stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD and coping with life changes.
How would sessions feel or what is his style?
He focuses on direct conversation about feelings and behavior and on finding practical steps to try between sessions. He draws on approaches like ACT, attachment work, EFT, Gottman ideas and solution-focused techniques.
What is his professional background and experience?
He has three years as an LPC and prior experience working in social services across Houston and nearby areas, including work with people in crisis and those experiencing trauma or neurological differences.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential noted as TX LPC.
Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients, so people outside the U.S. can inquire about working together.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography and may vary by therapist and location.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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