Welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.
Our nervous systems weren’t built for the pace, pressure, and complexity of modern life. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed, shut down, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you.
Therapy offers a place to slow down, get curious, and reconnect with the parts of you that are ready for change. Together, we will figure out what’s been holding you back and support the shifts you want to make: toward clarity, confidence, and more presence in your daily life.
If you're ready to feel different, let’s begin.
Be more present.
About the Practice
I’m Dori Scallet, the founder of Presence Psychotherapy. I am a licensed clinical social worker and a big believer that we are all doing the best we can with the resources we have available to us in that moment.
My office is located in downtown Clayton and is fully ADA accessible. I also offer virtual telehealth sessions to people all over Missouri and New York State.
I strive to create a space that is inclusive, accessible, and open to all. I do my own work to examine my privilege, to take accountability when I have caused harm, and to seek support when I realize that my own stuff is getting in the way of providing the best possible care to my clients.
Therapeutic Services
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Individual Therapy
- Stop feeling stuck and start building momentum toward the changes you want
- Quiet your inner critic that tells you you’re not good enough, smart enough, perfect enough.
- Develop healthy boundaries, reverse people pleasing habits, and improve relationship patterns
- Explore your evolving identity and embrace who you are right now
- Develop self-compassion and love for all your parts
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Couples & Relationship Counseling
- Identify and disrupt repeating patterns that cause conflict, hurt, and frustration
- Develop clear, compassionate communication skills so all partners feel seen and understood
- Deepen vulnerability, intimacy, and sexual connection
- Cope with betrayal, rebuild trust, and heal from trauma
- Navigate an open relationship with playful curiosity, clear consent, and compassionate boundaries
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Trauma Therapy
- Develop skills to manage flashbacks, anxiety, and hypervigilance so you can feel grounded and less flooded
- Process traumatic memories in a safe, contained space
- Work through a persistent sense of shame or guilt for what happened to you
- Rebuild a sense of safety and trust—in yourself and with others
- Transform the impact of trauma into resilience and personal growth
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Professional Consultation
- Feel less alone when navigating complex clinical cases or when you are feeling stuck
- Confront your own impostor syndrome and remember why you’re such an amazing therapist
- Explore the complexity of ethical dilemmas to support informed, responsible decision-making
- Dive deeper into new modalities or interventions
- Examine your own thoughts, feelings, and reactions to clients so they stop undermining your work
