About Dolores
Dolores Aguilar is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California who focuses on practical, skills-based therapy. She uses straightforward strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Dolores centers care on respect, sensitivity, and compassion as she works alongside each person.
Dolores blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness into her sessions. She emphasizes building on strengths clients already have and setting concrete, achievable goals.
How Dolores works
Her style is client-centered and solution-focused, with motivational interviewing tools used to boost readiness for change. She has seven years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns. Those include relationship struggles, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and body image.
She also supports people facing caregiver stress, immigration-related challenges, and co-occurring substance use concerns. Sessions are adapted to each person’s needs and pace. Dolores describes herself as trauma-informed and tailors conversations and plans to what feels safe and useful for the individual.
Practical skill-building is a key part of her approach. Care is provided in English and delivered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Dolores encourages people to try a first session and says taking that step is a sign of courage.
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What Dolores works with
The areas below are the ones Dolores selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, avoidance, and motivation challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with real-life behavior changes to reduce symptoms like worry and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and teaches simple practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Together you will track what helps and adjust the plan over time so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible options to fit busy lives. Video calls let you work face-to-face when you want a deeper connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, skill practice, or when a shorter, written exchange fits a hectic day. These formats make it simpler to maintain therapy between appointments and to practice new skills where daily life happens.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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