Dorlea Knizley, LPC-MH, LCPC

Dorlea Knizley is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health (LPC-MH) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 11 years of practice. She works with adults on common concerns like stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, and self-esteem.

Clients who bring communication troubles, social anxiety, panic, or feelings of isolation will find practical tools in sessions. She also addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress and helps people who struggle with seasonal mood shifts and questions around life purpose.

Her work draws on client-centered methods that keep the person’s experience central. That means conversations focus on what matters to the individual and on small, doable changes they want to try. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more useful patterns.

Dorlea includes dialectical behavior skills and mindfulness practices when they fit a person’s goals. These approaches are used to manage strong emotions and to build steady coping habits. Sessions aim to add concrete skills rather than rely on abstract ideas alone.

She notes multicultural concerns and a faith-sensitive attitude when relevant to the person’s life. People can expect straightforward collaboration: setting goals, trying new strategies between sessions, and adjusting the plan as needed. Her practice serves people based in South Dakota and also accepts international clients for remote work.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work