Delores Smith , LCSW

Delores Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a long history of helping people navigate big life stresses. She focuses on practical steps for anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and issues many women face. Her style is straightforward and respectful. She draws on acceptance-based and cognitive approaches to help people notice what matters most. Sessions often include learning new ways to respond to painful thoughts and upsetting feelings. She also teaches coping skills from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness practices. Delores brings 47 years of experience to conversations about career strain, addictions, intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue. She offers help with communication problems, control issues, shame and guilt, and relationship challenges such as infidelity and divorce. She also supports people dealing with ADHD and personality disorder symptoms by focusing on practical strategies. Her approach centers on the client. She asks questions that clarify goals and looks at how choices help or hinder those goals. Progress is paced to each person - sometimes quick, sometimes gradual - depending on needs and readiness. Delores emphasizes a nonjudgmental atmosphere where people can speak openly. She combines problem-solving, behavior changes, and decision coaching when helpful. Many people work with her to regain balance, handle life transitions, and strengthen self-esteem.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and problems with mood or motivation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques in sessions, and adjust methods based on what is most helpful. Clients and therapist work together to find the best combination of strategies for the person’s situation. Online sessions offer flexibility to fit therapy into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing check-ins, skill practice, and brief updates between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity with therapy during busy or changing schedules, while using the same therapeutic approaches that are used in person.