Dorenda Schmidt

Dorenda Schmidt, LCSW, is a New York clinician with ten years of experience supporting people facing complex emotional challenges. She works with individuals dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, and family conflict. Her practice emphasizes attentive listening and a nuanced understanding of how life events shape emotional responses.

Her work extends to a wide range of concerns, including abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters. She also addresses divorce and separation, domestic violence, forgiveness, guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life counseling, midlife transitions, narcissism, self-harm, and smoking or vaping cessation.

Dorenda offers a holistic, empathetic approach that honors each person’s unique situation. She aims to help clients explore difficult emotions, heal from past wounds, and develop clearer patterns of coping and communication. Her stated goal is to meet each person where they are and support steps toward greater resilience and meaningful change.