Doriece Choy, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 13 years in practice

Doriece Choy is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on steady, practical support.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149022706 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Indiana: 34006742A · expires April 2026
NPI: 1235892977 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

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About Doriece

Doriece Choy is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on steady, practical support. She uses strengths-based, realistic methods to help people feel heard and rebuild confidence. Her work centers on everyday steps that lead to change.

She speaks English and practices from Illinois. With 13 years as a therapist, she helps people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. She also addresses trauma and abuse, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, and parenting challenges.

Background and approach

Relationship and family problems, grief, and compassion fatigue are other common topics she will talk through. Doriece draws on approaches that include attachment-based work and client-centered listening. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help shift unhelpful thinking and dialectical skills to teach emotion regulation.

Emotionally-focused ideas guide sessions about close relationships. In sessions she aims for a collaborative, week-to-week process. Clients are invited to explore thoughts and feelings at a comfortable pace.

The emphasis is on building small habits and realistic goals rather than quick fixes. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care questions, abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency, and family-of-origin issues. Practical tools for communication, managing anger, and coping with life changes are part of the work.

Doriece believes every life has value and that hope can be found even in hard seasons. Her style combines steady listening with actionable steps so people can move forward from a clearer, more confident place.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Doriece lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
ADHD
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Doriece names

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Online support

Online approaches that focus on connection and skills

Attachment-based work centers on how early bonds affect current relationships. In online sessions this helps people notice patterns in close relationships and practice new ways of relating. Client-centered therapy puts the person and their experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients decide what matters most to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It offers simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then choose or combine methods together. That collaborative process helps tailor the work so it fits the person’s life and what they hope to change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging give quick, ongoing support and let people share between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule while still getting focused, practical help.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, parenting strain, grief, relationship and family problems, and compassion fatigue among other issues.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is realistic and strengths based. Sessions focus on listening, building confidence, and taking small, practical steps toward change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has worked as a therapist for 13 years and brings that clinical experience to the session structure and tools she offers.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with IL LCSW and IN LCSW credentials and is based in Illinois.

Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.

How is billing handled and what does therapy cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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