Works with
How Dolores works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Arizona, Virginia
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dolores
Dolores Cancino is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice. She brings long experience in hospital crisis work, foster care and adoption, and supporting active duty service members and veterans. Dolores emphasizes a straightforward, caring style to help people facing difficult life moments.
She focuses on immediate concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addictions, and trauma. She also works with people handling caregiving strain, career changes, and relationship or communication problems.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with hospice and end-of-life counseling and first responder issues. In sessions she favors plain talk and practical steps. Conversations aim to uncover patterns that keep problems stuck and to test small changes.
She uses techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to help people make progress. Dolores often begins by listening and learning what matters most to the person in front of her. She will outline short-term goals and try workable strategies in session.
Progress is tracked in everyday terms so people know what is changing. Her practice operates online with video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging options. Sessions are scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Sessions are conducted in English and take place while she is licensed in Arizona. People who want clear, experienced guidance for anger, trauma, caregiving stress, or life transitions may find her practical, direct approach helpful as they work toward change.
What Dolores works with
Everything Dolores lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dolores's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Approaches Dolores lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what each person says. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what she hears, and helps people name what matters so goals become clearer. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and tests small changes that can shift mood and reactions. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dolores will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean using mindfulness practices one week, then trying a focused CBT exercise the next. The plan changes if it does not feel helpful and is adjusted to meet real-life needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face connection and fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, coping support between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy routines.
Questions people ask about Dolores
What concerns does Dolores commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, trauma, addictions, relationship and family strain, caregiver stress, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is caring and direct. She listens first, then works with clients on clear, practical steps and short-term goals.
How long has she practiced social work?
She has 26 years of experience working in family services, inpatient crisis settings, and with military and veteran populations.
Where is Dolores licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and practices with clients located in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions can occur via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does the subscription and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule.