- Skills focused
- Trauma informed
- Values centered
About Dolores
Dolores Aguilar, LPCC, offers a practical, skills-focused approach to therapy. She emphasizes building on what people already do well and helps them develop tools to handle stress, anxiety, and depression. Her style is warm and respectful, aimed at making a first step feel manageable.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices for emotional regulation and grounding. Sessions are tailored to the person's needs and goals rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Dolores has seven years of professional experience in California, during which she supported people facing trauma, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and LGBT-related concerns. She also works with issues such as grief, relationship problems, addictions, and sleep or eating difficulties. Her background includes Motivational Interviewing to support change and commitment to personal values.
Her approach is trauma-informed and strength-based. That means she looks for existing strengths and builds practical steps from there. Conversations focus on real-life challenges, skill practice, and small, measurable changes that fit daily living.
She keeps regular weekday hours and aims to respond to messages at least once in the morning and once in the evening. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used so people can find a time that works for them.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices for emotional regulation and grounding. Sessions are tailored to the person's needs and goals rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Dolores has seven years of professional experience in California, during which she supported people facing trauma, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and LGBT-related concerns. She also works with issues such as grief, relationship problems, addictions, and sleep or eating difficulties. Her background includes Motivational Interviewing to support change and commitment to personal values.
Her approach is trauma-informed and strength-based. That means she looks for existing strengths and builds practical steps from there. Conversations focus on real-life challenges, skill practice, and small, measurable changes that fit daily living.
She keeps regular weekday hours and aims to respond to messages at least once in the morning and once in the evening. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used so people can find a time that works for them.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.