Dolores Aguilar , LPCC

Dolores Aguilar is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in California with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical work for stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and LGBT-related concerns. Dolores aims to help people strengthen skills they already have and build confidence for daily life.

Her style centers on collaboration and clear goals. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness practices to suit each person's needs. Sessions emphasize small, doable steps rather than long lectures.

Dolores pays attention to how trauma, family history, and life transitions affect daily functioning. She offers coaching-style support for career stresses, caregiver burden, and relationship or intimacy questions. Eating, sleeping, and body image concerns are also within her focus areas.

She uses motivational interviewing techniques to boost readiness for change and client-centered methods to keep sessions grounded in the person’s values. Treatment plans are adapted to each situation and revised as progress is made. Dolores describes herself as respectful, sensitive, and compassionate in her work.

Practical matters are part of her approach. She generally responds at least once each morning and once each evening and makes time for scheduled live sessions. Dolores encourages people to take small steps toward therapy and recognizes that reaching out takes courage.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps toward those goals. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and problems with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical skill building to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with depression, worry, and sleep or eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dolores will discuss approaches with each person and tailor the plan to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying methods, checking what helps, and adjusting over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, skill practice, or people who want written reflections between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.