Dorothy Cashore
Licensed Psychologist -
I’m able to offer psychotherapy to adults (18+) who reside anywhere in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. I bring over a decade of experience to my therapy practice, where I provide individual and group therapy to people facing a wide range of struggles. I have special expertise in working with self-image and self-esteem issues, trauma, and grief, including both personal and ecological losses.
As a holistic practitioner, I don’t limit my focus to treating symptoms or replacing behaviors. I work with body, spirit, heart, and gut, offering a space where you can step into a transformed relationship with yourself. I go underneath strategies and tools to help you develop inner resources, listen to your body and nervous system, let go of what no longer serves you, and bring new energy and clarity to your most important connections. By turning toward rejected, painful, or disowned parts of yourself with curiosity and compassion, you can loosen rigid patterns and storylines, set yourself free to reconnect with vitality and creativity, and commit to inviting joy, flexibility, and fullness in.
The way I practice is collaborative, and my style is informal and at ease. I aim to create a space where you can relax enough to become more of who you are, rather than feeling like we are analyzing or troubleshooting you. Therapy with me is a playground, not a boot camp. We’re not in this to “fix” you. We are supporting you to befriend yourself at the deepest level possible.
My approach is a fusion of many therapeutic styles. This means that when we meet, we may decide upon a single modality that works best for you, or we may flexibly adjust what we’re doing according to your interests and desires on any given day. The focus of our sessions is never determined by a treatment manual or limited by what we worked on last time. One week, we may focus on listening to your body sensations in the present, and the next week, we may focus on cultivating insight into how your past is constraining your beliefs. My primary clinical influences are Gestalt therapy, Buddhist/mindfulness-based therapy, EMDR, and humanistic therapy. I have trained in many additional types of therapy and am always interested in your thoughts about what kind of approach feels most like home to you.
Skills and Expertise
grief
Trauma and PTSD
Self Esteem
Anxiety
Codependency
Abandonment
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Aging and Geriatric Issues
body dysmorphia
Body Image
Breakups
Chronic Pain or Illness
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Control Issues
Creative Blocks
Dissociation
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Disturbance
Emotional Intelligence
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Forgiveness
Guilt
Helplessness and Victimhood
Identity Issues
Inadequacy
Individuation
Infertility
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
LGBTQ
Meditation
Midlife Crisis
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Multicultural Concerns
Narcissistic Personality
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Parenting
Relationship Issues
Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault
Sexual Minorities
Spirituality
Stress
Transgender Issues
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Gestalt
EMDR
Eclectic
Humanistic
holistic health
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Contemplative
Ecotherapy/Nature-based
Existential
Feminist
Mindfulness
Narrative
Person Centered Therapy
Psychodynamic
Relational Therapy
Rogerian
Self-Compassion
Telehealth-based
Therapy unique to each client
Trauma Focused Therapy
Modality