Dvorah Palmer
Hi, I’m Dvorah, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who works with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, stress, self-esteem struggles, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm.
I strive to create a supportive and nonjudgmental environment where clients can openly explore their emotions, relationship patterns, and challenges while also developing concrete tools and strategies they can apply in everyday life.
I strive to create a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel comfortable being themselves while also gaining practical tools for growth and healing. My approach is collaborative and insight-oriented, blending evidence-based methods such as CBT, attachment-based therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and strengths-based approaches to help clients improve communication, build healthier relationships, increase emotional resilience, and feel more connected to themselves and the people around them.
First session
During the first session, my goal is to create a comfortable, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can begin sharing what brings you to therapy and what you hope to gain from the process. We’ll talk about your current concerns, personal history, relationships, stressors, and any patterns or challenges you’ve been experiencing. I’ll also ask questions to better understand your goals, strengths, and what has or hasn’t been helpful for you in the past. The first session is also an opportunity for you to ask questions, get a feel for my approach, and determine whether we feel like a good fit to work together. My style is warm, collaborative, and practical, and we’ll move at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
Strengths
One of my greatest strengths as a therapist is my ability to combine warmth, insight, and practical guidance in a way that helps clients feel both understood and empowered to create meaningful change. I strive to create a supportive and nonjudgmental environment where clients can openly explore their emotions, relationship patterns, and challenges while also developing concrete tools and strategies they can apply in everyday life. I work especially well with anxiety, relationship issues, communication struggles, attachment-related concerns, and self-esteem challenges, and I enjoy helping clients gain deeper self-awareness, improve emotional connection, and break out of unhealthy cycles. Clients often appreciate that my approach is collaborative, relatable, and tailored to their individual needs rather than one-size-fits-all.
Ideal clients
I work well with individuals who are motivated for growth and want to better understand themselves, their emotions, and their relationship patterns. I especially enjoy helping clients who struggle with anxiety, overthinking, relationship stress, communication difficulties, self-esteem issues, life transitions, emotional overwhelm, and attachment-related concerns. Many of my clients are insightful, caring people who feel stuck in unhealthy patterns, disconnected in relationships, or exhausted from trying to hold everything together on their own.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) regularly in my practice to help clients better understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. CBT is an evidence-based approach that can be effective for anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem issues, relationship challenges, and negative thinking patterns. In sessions, I help clients identify unhelpful thoughts that may be contributing to emotional distress, develop healthier and more balanced ways of thinking, and build practical coping skills they can apply in everyday life. My approach is collaborative, supportive, and tailored to each client’s individual needs and goals.
Strength-Based
I use a strengths-based approach in my practice to help clients recognize and build upon their existing strengths, resilience, values, and abilities rather than focusing solely on problems or weaknesses. I believe many clients already possess important skills and inner resources that can help them navigate challenges, even if they have difficulty recognizing them during stressful times. In sessions, I help clients identify patterns of growth, past successes, coping abilities, supportive relationships, and personal values that can serve as foundations for change. My approach is supportive, collaborative, and empowering, with the goal of helping clients build confidence, increase self-awareness, and create meaningful, lasting progress.
Attachment-based
I use an attachment-based approach frequently in my work with individuals and couples to help clients understand how past relationship experiences influence current emotions, behaviors, communication patterns, and relationships. I help clients identify patterns such as anxiety, avoidance, fear of rejection, people-pleasing, or emotional withdrawal, while developing healthier ways of connecting and responding. With couples, I help partners better understand the emotional needs and fears underneath conflict so they can build greater emotional safety, trust, and connection. My approach is warm, supportive, and practical, and I often integrate attachment-based therapy with Gottman Method Couples Therapy, CBT, EFT, and mindfulness-based techniques.
Location
Virtual sessions