About Dolores
Dolores Ituarte Valenzuela is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She aims to make the first step feel less daunting and encourages clients who are ready to reach out.
In sessions she creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through difficult feelings. She listens for what matters most and helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck.
How Dolores works
Conversations are practical and grounded, focused on what a person wants to change and small steps toward that change. Her approach draws from several evidence-based methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness practices. These tools are used to clarify values, address unhelpful thoughts, and build coping skills for everyday stress.
Emotionally-Focused and client-centered elements guide how she connects with each person. Dolores works with a range of concerns beyond core areas, including abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, codependency, commitment and control issues, and relationship communication problems.
She also addresses aging and geriatric matters, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and conditions such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She partners with clients to set realistic goals and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Taking that first step can be hard, and she aims to help people feel more hopeful as they move forward.
Dolores lists 8 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters most to them and take committed actions toward those values. It often includes exercises to notice thoughts without getting caught up in them and practical steps for living more in line with personal priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses straightforward strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. Mindfulness Therapy encourages simple awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation, which can help with anxiety and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dolores will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts sessions over time, mixing techniques until the client feels the plan is useful and manageable.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing connection between sessions and can support quick reflections or reminders. These options are meant to make therapy more flexible and accessible while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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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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