Dorie Scofield, LMFT

Dorie Scofield is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Missouri who focuses on emotional, relational, career, and spiritual concerns. As an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she brings a family systems perspective to her work, helping individuals, couples, teens, children, and entire families understand patterns and improve relationships. Her primary interest is marriage counseling, but she also addresses a wide range of challenges including parenting and family issues, peer pressure, anger management, anxiety disorders, learning disabilities, social awkwardness, bullying, self-esteem, depression, motivation, grief, moral character, life calling, and career exploration.

She integrates her family systems foundation with other therapeutic tools and has specific training in play therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques that are especially effective with children. In session she aims to challenge clients respectfully and support them as they pursue greater wellbeing and their highest potential in life. Dorie works to create practical, approachable strategies that fit the needs of each person or family she serves, offering guidance that balances insight with real-world steps toward change.

Attachment, CBT, and Trauma-Focused Work Online

Dorie Scofield draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current patterns - sessions look at emotional bonds and how repairing connection can ease struggles with intimacy, abandonment, and family conflicts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills for managing anxiety, stress, and mood; it focuses on concrete strategies that clients can apply between sessions. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process and heal from past hurt by creating a safe pace for addressing traumatic memories and developing coping tools for daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Dorie works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative process helps ensure therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it possible to schedule care around work, family, and other commitments. These formats increase accessibility and allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support and practical interventions in ways that fit a client’s life.