About Dolores
Dolores "Del" Larkin draws on client-centered and attachment-based ideas to help people facing worry, low self-worth, and relationship strain. She is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of practice and offers straightforward, calm guidance. Del focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She writes and speaks plainly so busy parents can read and decide quickly. Del often works with people who struggle with perfectionism and feelings of not being good enough.
Background and approach
She also supports those dealing with anxiety, depression, panic, and substance concerns. Relationship problems, communication breakdowns, and issues around trust and abandonment are common topics in her work. Her approach mixes talk and skills.
She uses elements from cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and attachment-based ideas to improve connections with others. Del describes herself as a curious listener who helps people remove barriers to the life they want.
Sessions focus on understanding patterns, practicing new skills, and setting small, clear goals. She aims to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to daily life. Del practices in Illinois and holds an LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker.
She offers sessions in English and works with people across a range of concerns including grief, anger, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and family-of-origin issues.
Working with attachment, CBT, and emotion skills online
Attachment-based work looks at how early connections affect current relationships and trust. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in their close relationships and try new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing practical changes to mood and behavior. It helps with anxiety, depression, and worry by teaching clear steps to rethink daily thinking. Emotion-focused and dialectical ideas teach ways to name strong feelings and tolerate them without acting on impulse, which is useful for anger, intense sadness, or relationship conflicts.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means talking about what feels most useful and adjusting techniques as work progresses.
Online therapy lets people meet by video, connect by phone, or use live chat and text for shorter check-ins. Video is useful for deeper conversation and practicing skills with visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in fits a busy day. Text and chat options help people stay connected between sessions or track small steps in real time. These formats provide flexibility so therapy fits work, family, and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- 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