Dolores Cancino

Dolores Cancino is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 26 years of practice. She began in family services and later worked in hospital-based crisis care. Much of her career has involved supporting active duty military members and veterans. She focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addictions, and life transitions.

She has long experience with adoption and foster care matters and caregiver stress. Her background also includes work with blended families, end-of-life issues, cancer, and first responder challenges. People who meet with her can expect direct, caring feedback and a nonjudgmental approach.

Her style is practical and straightforward. She listens first, then helps people set small, achievable goals. Sessions often include talking through current problems, learning new coping skills, and practicing ways to change unhelpful thought patterns.

Dolores uses client-centered techniques alongside cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies when appropriate. Together these approaches are used to address relationship strains, parenting stress, sleep problems, career decisions, and coping with major life changes.

Sessions can include video, phone, or messaging depending on what the person prefers. She checks messages during the day and responds to questions between sessions. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first appointment based on the therapist’s availability.

She practices in Arizona and holds LCSW licensure in both Arizona and Louisiana. Conversations are in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.

How Dolores blends approaches for online support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. The therapist follows the person’s lead, offers empathy, and helps clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking. These approaches are useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dolores collaborates with each person to identify goals and prefers to try methods that fit their needs and preferences. She will adjust strategies over time based on what helps and what does not, making decisions together with the person in care.

Confirm the session options before booking, as formats are not specified in this profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone choose phone-only contact if they prefer lower bandwidth or a simpler setup. Ask about available session formats when you schedule so you can pick times and methods that match your life.