Dr. Dorothea Stanley, LISW

Dr. Dorothea Stanley is a social work therapist who has focused her career on helping people navigate grief and other complex life challenges. She blends narrative therapy and expressive art techniques with cognitive behavioral therapy to guide clients as they explore personal stories, process loss, and give shape to their emotions through creative expression. By examining past and present relationship conflicts, she supports clients in finding meaning and reevaluating choices that have shaped their lives. Dr. Stanley invites clients to consider legacy and life lessons, partnering with them to assemble memories and experiences into tangible forms that can be shared with family and treasured for years to come.

Using a client-centered foundation, she empowers individuals to explore feelings at their own pace while offering tools to reframe personal narratives and discover new purpose. Expressive art methods provide additional avenues for emotion and meaning-making when words alone fall short. Dr. Stanley encourages the use of journals and art materials as part of therapy, helping clients create representations of their life stories in ways that feel authentic and comfortable.

Licensed in Ohio as an LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker - Dr. Stanley brings nine years of professional experience supporting people through relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting and family dynamics, self-esteem struggles, and other life transitions. She emphasizes client strengths and collaboration, meeting each person where they are and supporting steps toward a more fulfilling life.