About Dolores
Dolores "Del" Larkin brings 20 years of clinical experience to her work as an LCSW. She focuses on practical changes for people feeling overwhelmed by perfectionism, self-doubt, anxiety, or depression. Del writes and talks plainly with clients so they can make steady progress without jargon.
Del draws on a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and DBT strategies for managing intense emotions.
How Dolores works
She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current struggles. Sessions aim to be collaborative. Del listens closely and helps people set clear, doable goals.
She offers concrete skills for coping with panic, low self-esteem, substance concerns, grief, anger, and life transitions. Her work includes relationship difficulties, communication problems, and issues tied to family of origin. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, codependency, impulsivity, infidelity, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Del practices in Illinois as an LCSW and provides services in English. She accepts clients from outside the U.S. and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The process begins by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.
Dolores lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Del uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can ease anxiety, depression, and perfectionism. She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for intense moods and relationship strain. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and connection problems, which can be useful for addressing communication issues and trust concerns.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Del will talk with each person about goals, daily challenges, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which tools to try and adjust the plan over time based on what helps.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit modern life. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a shorter check-in option, and text messaging lets people send notes or reflections between meetings. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, pace, and comfort while working with a licensed professional.
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