Delores Smith
Compassionate, experienced LCSW focused on practical change
LCSW Virginia
- Experience
- 47 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Delores
Delores Smith is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a long career helping people navigate depression, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and mindfulness-informed methods to help clients identify patterns of thinking and behavior that influence their goals and relationships.
Background and approach
With 47 years of practice, she brings extensive experience in behavior change, problem solving, and motivation-focused work. Her approach emphasizes insight and collaboration: she encourages clients to examine how choices and actions either support or hinder the life they want.
Delores also offers coaching-style guidance for work-life balance and decision making, and she supports couples and families in a broad, inclusive way. Areas of focus include stress, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, addictions, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and topics such as abandonment, communication problems, infidelity, and forgiveness.
Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental partnership that moves at a pace that feels right for them. Delores aims to provide clarity around concerns while honoring each person’s readiness for change, helping them take practical steps toward healthier patterns and more satisfying relationships.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Delores uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is often practical and goal-oriented, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes clarifying values and learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward a meaningful life.Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Delores works with clients to explore which methods feel most useful for their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time so the work fits each person rather than forcing a single model onto everyone.
Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to integrate therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are impractical, while still allowing therapists to use CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and client-centered strategies effectively during sessions.
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Experience
47+ years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English