- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Dolores
Dolores Cancino is an LCSW with 26 years of social work experience based in Arizona. She has worked in family services, inpatient crisis settings, and extensively with active duty military and veterans. Her practice addresses concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, anger, parenting, caregiving strain, and related life changes.
She began her career in family services focusing on abuse, neglect, foster care and adoption. Later she worked in inpatient hospitals doing crisis social work with people experiencing serious mental health issues. Much of her work has involved trauma-related care for military members and their families.
Dolores describes her approach as direct and caring. She uses clear conversation to help people understand their reactions and behavior. Sessions typically involve talking through recent problems, identifying patterns, and trying simple skills to change how situations unfold.
Her methods include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. These tools are used to reduce overwhelming feelings, manage anger and stress, and improve day-to-day coping. Sessions may include short practical exercises between meetings.
Dolores prefers video because it helps build the relationship, but she has used phone and text contacts when that fits a person better. She checks messages during the day and aims to respond in a reasonable time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if her style fits.
How her methods translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says. It helps people feel heard and figure out what matters to them in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change them, which can reduce anger and anxiety in specific situations. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and help someone notice urges before acting on them.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Dolores will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. She uses that information to try an approach or combine elements from different methods in a collaborative way.
Her biography indicates a preference for video sessions because they support building the relationship, and also notes experience with phone and text contacts. If session formats are important, confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so regular meetings are simpler to keep.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Louisiana, Arizona, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, trauma, relationship strain, and parenting challenges to help people manage strong emotions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and caring. She focuses on plain conversation, identifying patterns, and trying practical skills.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 26 years of social work experience across family services, inpatient crisis work, and military-related trauma care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and practices from Arizona.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she use?
Her biography notes a preference for video sessions and experience with phone and text contacts; confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.