Dolores Beynor , LCSW, LICSW

Dolores Beynor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly four decades of experience helping people manage a wide range of concerns. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials - LCSW indicating a Licensed Clinical Social Worker qualification and LICSW indicating a license for independent clinical social work - and provides therapeutic services rooted in respect, dignity, and compassion.

Over 39 years she has worked with individuals facing depression, anxiety, phobias, anger management challenges, substance use issues, relationship difficulties, trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms, and the unique needs of women who have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. Her practice also includes work with adolescents and geriatric clients, addressing caregiver stress as well as mood and anxiety concerns common in later life. Dolores has offered individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy for many age groups.

She encourages clients to express their concerns and engages in psycho-social education to provide information relevant to each person’s situation, such as material on depression, anxiety, substance use, grief, and loss. Her approach is tailored to the individual - beginning where the client is and drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques, reality-based strategies, psycho-education, and supportive methods. Together with each client she develops treatment plan goals and focuses on the most pressing needs to support empowerment and lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care and Support

Dolores Beynor draws from client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathic environment where the client's perspectives and goals guide the work. This approach focuses on listening, validating experience, and supporting clients as they identify what matters most and decide which changes to pursue.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - a practical, skills-oriented approach that helps people identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and learn strategies to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and related concerns. CBT is well suited to addressing mood, worry, and many everyday coping challenges.

Motivational Interviewing is included when clients are considering change but feel ambivalent. This collaborative, nonjudgmental method helps clarify motivation, strengthen commitment, and explore manageable steps toward goals such as reducing substance use or improving health behaviors.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the therapeutic process. Dolores works collaboratively with each person to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for clients balancing work, family, or caregiving responsibilities. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend regular sessions, and access licensed professionals from different locations while focusing on practical outcomes and daily coping strategies.