Dr. Dora Whiteside, LPC
Texas · 17 years in practice
Dr. Dora Whiteside is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 17 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LPC, Texas
- 62636 · expires March 2028
- NPI
- 1780965434 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Dora
Dr. Dora Whiteside is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 17 years of clinical experience. She approaches therapy with warmth and steady presence, aiming to help people move from feeling stuck to living more fully.
She draws on several therapy methods to match each person’s needs and goals. She has worked across many settings and with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Common concerns she addresses include depression, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and grief, and self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
She also supports people coping with relationship stresses, parenting strain, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. In sessions she prioritizes building a trusting relationship first. That rapport guides practical work together, with techniques chosen for the individual rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
She uses straightforward tools to help clients manage symptoms and try new ways of coping. Dora draws on Jungian ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, existential questions, and mindfulness exercises as relevant. She blends these approaches to help clients make sense of patterns, change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and find meaning in life changes.
Her background includes long experience with serious and complex presentations, including suicidal crises and mood instability. She aims to walk alongside people through difficult periods and toward clearer daily routines, safer choices, and renewed hope.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dora lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dora names
- Jungian Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Jungian Therapy helps people look at life themes, dreams, and recurring patterns to find meaning and direction. It can be useful for those wanting to understand deeper life questions and personal narratives.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on careful listening and empathic presence so clients can explore their feelings and make their own changes. This approach fits people who want a supportive space to reflect and decide what matters most.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, concerns, and personal preferences rather than applying a single technique from the start.
Online therapy lets the same approaches be used through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text can fit quick check-ins, shorter sessions, or times when writing helps process emotions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, immediate follow-up, and fitting therapy around work or family commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can she help with?
She works with depression, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, addictions, trauma and grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and related life stresses.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, starting with relationship-building and then using practical tools tailored to individual needs. She mixes listening with skill teaching and problem-solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working in a variety of settings and with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as TX LPC, and practices in Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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