Dr. Dora Whiteside, LPC

Dr. Dora Whiteside brings a compassionate, purpose-driven approach to therapy and views each day as an opportunity to invite more love, peace, and joy into life. She focuses on helping people move from mere survival to a fuller sense of living by blending practical interventions with an emphasis on personal growth and resilience. She primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside solution-focused and person-centered techniques, selecting skills and interventions that fit each person’s needs and circumstances.

Her experience spans a variety of clinical settings and cultural backgrounds, and she has worked with a wide range of presenting concerns, including major depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, psychosis, suicidal crisis and multiple suicide attempts, self-harm, and related challenges. Her practice also addresses stress, addictions, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting struggles, anger, career transitions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and other life changes.

Dr. Whiteside aims to build strong rapport early in the therapeutic relationship and to create individualized treatment plans that reflect each person’s goals. She speaks from both professional training and personal experience, having navigated deep depression and episodes of mania before returning to steady daily living. A Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), she brings warmth, practical tools, and steady support for people ready to move toward their best lives.