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Dorie Scofield, LMFT

Attachment-focused therapist with practical tools

33 years in practice · based in Missouri · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Dorie

Dorie Scofield is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses Attachment-Based and trauma-informed approaches to help people facing relationship and personal challenges. She brings 33 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical ways to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve connection. Parents and individuals read her straightforward style as calm and goal-oriented.

Her sessions address relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, and self-esteem problems. She also works with people dealing with career shifts, compassion fatigue, and the stress of life changes.

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Background and approach

Phobias are included among the issues she lists, so avoidance and fear patterns are part of the work she offers. Dorie combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Trauma-Focused work with an attachment lens. That means she helps people notice patterns of thinking, rewrite harmful stories about themselves, and strengthen safe connection strategies.

Treatment plans aim to be concrete and doable between sessions. She has extensive experience seeing adults and has also worked with teens and children in the past, bringing approaches that fit different ages. Play-informed techniques and CBT strategies are used when they help, especially with younger clients.

Dorie practices in Missouri as an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Her background includes long-term work on family systems and a focus on clear, measurable steps toward goals. The tone in sessions is direct but compassionate, with attention to building coping skills and improving communication.

How attachment and behavior work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how past bonds affect current behavior. It supports rebuilding trust and improving emotional connection in day-to-day interactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try steps that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process where strategies are adjusted over time to match progress and comfort.

Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier if bandwidth is limited, chat or text lets people check in between meetings or use shorter exchanges during a busy day. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent when life gets busy or when attending in-person care is difficult.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Dorie help with?
She helps with relationship conflict, parenting stress, grief, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as body image and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses an attachment-informed approach combined with cognitive behavioral and narrative techniques to create practical, step-by-step work that addresses thoughts, behaviors, and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 33 years of experience working with adults, teens, and children in areas such as family systems, parenting, and grief.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client and situation.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
33 years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English

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