- Anxiety and depression
- Insight and behavior tools
- Coping with life changes
About Delores
Delores Smith is an LCSW who brings 47 years of experience to her counseling work. She focuses on helping people facing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions. Her style is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people make changes at their own pace.
She uses insight-based work to help people notice how their choices affect goals and daily life. That means clients talk through patterns, clarify what matters, and try small changes to see what helps. She also applies practical methods like behavior modification and problem-solving when needed.
Delores combines talk therapy with tools drawn from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. These tools are used to address stress, addiction concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue among other issues. She also lists support for coping with natural or human-caused disaster as one focus area.
Her approach is nonjudgmental and collaborative. She emphasizes moving at a pace that feels right for each person and helping them gain clarity about their choices. Sessions aim to be practical, focused on what clients want to change and how to get there.
Delores practices in Virginia and conducts sessions in English. She notes experience with a wide range of life concerns including communication problems, control issues, abandonment, divorce and separation, infidelity, and women’s issues.
How these approaches support online counseling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small steps toward meaningful goals even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise. It can be useful for anxiety, grief, and major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression and anxiety. It often involves practical exercises you can use between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, which can help with stress, anger, and compassion fatigue.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, then recommend approaches that fit. Sessions may combine elements from different methods to match what works best for the individual.
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to continue care during life changes or after a disaster, while the therapist and client focus on practical coping skills and steps that can be used between meetings.
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Experience
47+ years
Credentials
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Delores commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, career questions, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is insight-oriented and client-centered, blending talk therapy with practical problem-solving and behavior modification to help people make changes at a comfortable pace.
What is her background and experience?
She holds an LCSW credential and brings 47 years of clinical experience to her practice.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Virginia and is identified with the VA LCSW credential provided in her profile.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.