Dora Duran

If you have been feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, weighed down by depression, or struggling to find your footing after a difficult experience, you do not have to navigate it alone. I work with adults and seniors experiencing anxiety, depression, stress management concerns, relationship difficulties, and trauma or PTSD. These experiences can often overlap. For example, stress can affect your relationships, past trauma can shape how you respond to the present, and depression or anxiety can make it harder to feel connected to yourself and the people you care about. I also support clients navigating family and women’s issues when they connect to their emotional wellbeing. With 21 years of experience, I bring a warm, compassionate, and practical approach to therapy. My goal is to help you better understand what you are experiencing, recognize the strengths you already carry, and find meaningful ways to move forward.

Our work will make room for both the person you are today and the experiences, relationships, and challenges that have shaped you. We’ll explore how anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, and trauma or PTSD may be affecting your emotional wellbeing and your ability to feel grounded and connected. I may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you recognize patterns in thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress and develop more helpful ways of responding, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to help you become more aware of difficult thoughts and emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build practical skills for managing intense emotions, stress, and relationships. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing can help you process traumatic experiences so that painful memories and reactions have less control over your present, while Positive Psychology can help us identify your strengths, sources of resilience, and the parts of life that bring meaning and hope. Our sessions will be collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in your individual needs, with space for both deeper healing and practical tools you can use in everyday life.

You do not need to know exactly what you need from therapy before we begin. During our first few sessions, we will take time to understand what brought you in, what has been most difficult, and what you would like to feel different. Together, we will identify goals that feel meaningful and realistic and create a plan that fits your life. You can expect me to listen with warmth, patience, and understanding while creating a space where you can talk openly about difficult experiences without judgment. Progress may look like feeling less controlled by anxiety, finding more energy and connection when depression feels heavy, managing stress more effectively, building healthier relationship patterns, or processing trauma so you can feel more present in your life. We will continue checking in on your goals and adjust our work as your needs evolve. My hope is that therapy becomes a place where you feel understood, supported, and increasingly confident in your ability to navigate what comes next.