Delores Smith, LCSW

Delores Smith is an LCSW who brings 47 years of clinical experience to sessions. She focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and addictions. Her approach centers on listening, understanding goals, and supporting the pace each person prefers.

Delores blends practical skills with reflective work so clients can see how choices affect their lives. She uses methods that help people manage stress, build stronger communication, and handle anger or intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with work-life balance and career-related decisions.

Her style emphasizes clear thinking about problems and steps that move a person toward their goals. That might include behavior change techniques, problem-solving, or motivational work alongside therapeutic conversation. Clients set the direction and pace for change.

Delores draws on a mix of therapies that include mindfulness and acceptance-based tools as well as cognitive and skills-focused strategies. She encourages people to notice patterns, try new responses, and evaluate what works. This makes goals feel more achievable.

People come to her for help with issues like abandonment, communication problems, forgiveness, infidelity, and coping with major life changes or disasters. She also provides support for compassion fatigue, ADHD, and a range of women's issues. Delores practices in Virginia and offers services in English.

How these approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors; it helps with mood, worry, and practical problem-solving. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and attention practices that reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Delores will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust strategies as needs change. The aim is to choose tools that feel useful in day-to-day life.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to use mindfulness or skills practice between sessions so new habits stick.