Dolores Cancino

Dolores Cancino is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice. She draws on long experience in hospital crisis settings and work with military and veteran communities. Dolores aims to build a straightforward, honest working relationship so people feel heard and can move forward.

She began in family services, managing cases tied to abuse, neglect, foster care, and adoption. Over time her work expanded into inpatient crisis care supporting people with serious mental illness and their families. Much of her recent work has focused on trauma and the stresses faced by active duty service members and veterans.

Dolores uses a clear, respectful approach in sessions. She combines client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods. She also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into conversations when clients want tools for managing mood, stress, or motivation.

People turn to Dolores for help with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, caregiver stress, and career concerns. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, sleep problems, and major life changes. Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, aging concerns, end-of-life and hospice-related issues, and postpartum depression.

Sessions are led in English and offered from her Arizona practice. Dolores says she values directness and care; she aims to walk alongside people as they learn new ways to cope and make choices that fit their goals.

How Dolores Uses Practical Therapies Online

Dolores blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors. Client-centered therapy means the conversation follows the person's concerns and priorities, while CBT offers specific steps to change thinking and actions that fuel anxiety or depression.

She also uses mindfulness approaches to build awareness of moment-to-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness can help with stress, sleep trouble, and managing strong emotions. These approaches are introduced in simple, concrete ways so clients can practice between sessions.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Dolores works with each person to match tools to their goals and comfort level. She checks in about what's working and adjusts the plan as needed rather than assuming one method fits every situation.

Session formats should be confirmed before booking since current options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins by phone when that works better, or let people choose video when they prefer face-to-face interaction. Ask about the available session formats when you schedule so you can pick what best fits your routine.