Delores Smith, LCSW

Delores Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with 47 years of practice experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, addictions, career changes, ADHD, and related life adjustments. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer decision making rather than abstract theory.

Delores uses insight-driven work that helps people see how their choices support or block their goals. She blends talk-based methods with behavior-change techniques to help clients build new routines and problem-solving skills. That mix is intended to make change feel more manageable day to day.

Her background includes life coaching skills aimed at work-life balance and motivation. Delores describes her role as guiding rather than directing; she helps clients recognize patterns and then pick small, doable moves. She pays attention to communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, and the effects of abandonment and infidelity when those come up.

Specific therapeutic approaches she draws on include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. These are used to address things like coping with loss, reducing reactive anger, managing stress at work, and improving relationship communication.

People who choose her can expect straightforward, nonjudgmental discussion and concrete skills practice. Sessions aim to match pace and goals to what each person wants, with an emphasis on clarity about next steps and real-world application.

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