Dolores Beynor , LCSW, LICSW

Dolores Beynor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 39 years of practice. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and many life changes. She also supports people with women's issues and those facing relationship, parenting, or caregiving strain.

She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals and steps to reach them. Dolores uses conversational guidance and psycho-education so people understand what they are facing and what options they have.

Her background includes individual and group work across a wide age range. She has worked with people coping with grief, intimacy concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and substance use. She has also supported older adults and caregivers with the stresses that come with aging.

In therapy she blends familiar methods to match each person’s needs. That can mean using cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, client-centered talk to follow what matters most, or motivational interviewing to build readiness for change. The plan is shaped together and focused on the client’s most pressing needs.

Dolores emphasizes dignity, respect, and compassion in sessions. She aims to help people feel heard and to develop practical skills that make daily life easier. Her approach is steady, experienced, and goal oriented.

Approaches and online therapy options

Dolores draws on client-centered work that focuses on what matters most to the person and follows their priorities. This approach helps people find their own solutions and feel heard during sessions.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected. CBT offers practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, sleep, and mood-related patterns.

Motivational interviewing is another method she may use to help people explore ambivalence and build motivation for change. It is useful for substance use concerns, behavior change, and making lasting choices.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Dolores will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before. Together they’ll try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is helpful for a fuller conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can work for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing notes and reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.