Dolores Cancino, LCSW

Dolores Cancino is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addictive behaviors. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, and she aims to build a trusting relationship first. Dolores uses clear communication and direct feedback to help people move forward.

Her career began in family services, working on abuse, neglect, foster care, and adoption matters. She later worked in crisis social work in an inpatient hospital setting with people experiencing serious mental illness. A large part of her work has been alongside active duty military members and veterans, including trauma-related concerns.

Dolores uses methods that focus on the person in front of her. She draws on client-centered techniques to create a respectful space. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems alive.

Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas are part of her toolbox when people want to set short-term goals or find motivation to change. Mindfulness practices are offered when people are ready to build steady attention and reduce stress in daily life.

She is described as caring and nonjudgmental and aims to be honest and direct with clients. Sessions are meant to be a partnership where the person sets goals and Dolores walks alongside them while they try new ways of coping and living.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered work focuses on listening and tailoring sessions to each person's needs. It emphasizes understanding, respect, and following what matters most to the client, which helps when using conversation-based online sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is practical and skills-focused. It helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, and those exercises adapt well to virtual meetings and between-session practice.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase calm. These short practices are easy to introduce in an online session and to practice between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dolores will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She checks in about what is helping and adjusts plans as needed so therapy fits day-to-day life.

Confirm the session formats available before booking since options can change. The biography mentioned video, phone, and text contact as ways she interacts. One benefit of online sessions is they can fit into a busy schedule - shorter check-ins, evening appointments, or phone options can make it easier to keep therapy on track without long travel times.