About Dolores
Dolores "Del" Larkin is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice. She focuses on helping people who struggle with perfectionism, self-doubt, anxiety, and mood concerns. Del talks plainly and listens carefully to what each person brings to a session.
She uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to manage symptoms. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused work to address how relationships shape feelings and behavior.
Background and approach
Sessions often include learning small skills, practicing new ways of coping, and talking through patterns that keep problems repeating. Del has long experience helping people with stress, panic, depression, addictions, grief, anger, and relationship issues. She also supports people living with bipolar disorder and those seeking coaching for life and career transitions.
ADHD is listed among her focus areas and may be part of conversations about attention, impulsivity, or organization. Her approach is collaborative and adaptable. She matches methods to the person in front of her rather than using one fixed style.
Clients can expect a curious listener who notices patterns and offers workable next steps. Sessions are offered in English and Del works with people in Illinois as well as international clients through online formats. She describes therapy as a place to remove barriers to becoming the person someone wants to be, one step at a time.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and reactions. It can help people understand why they respond a certain way to partners or friends and reduce repeating patterns that cause hurt.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches clear tools to change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and practical problems like planning and task follow-through.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That decision is made together and can shift as progress is made.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel demands while keeping continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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