About Socorro
Socorro Dennis meets people where they are and helps them take the next step toward feeling steadier. She focuses on the daily struggles that make life harder - stress, anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and low self-esteem. Her approach is practical and respectful, and she aims to make sessions easy to follow for people who are juggling work, family, or recovery.
Socorro is licensed in Florida as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW, and also holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW.
Background and approach
Socorro uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels most urgent for each person. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create an open, nonjudgmental space where a person’s goals guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps break down unhelpful thoughts and habits into small, changeable steps.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming. She has seven years of experience in clinical work and adapts plans to each person’s life and schedule. That can mean short-term skill building or longer work on deeper patterns.
Topics she often addresses include relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, workplace stress, and complications after disasters. Socorro also supports people facing codependency, commitment concerns, seasonal mood shifts, and issues related to military service. She brings compassion and cultural awareness to conversations about identity and life transitions.
Sessions may focus on problem-solving, building coping skills, or exploring painful experiences at a pace that feels manageable. Socorro aims to help people leave sessions with something practical to try between meetings.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what they say, and helps set goals that matter to them. This approach helps with motivation, low self-worth, and making sense of difficult life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into small steps and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that interfere with daily life.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides concrete tools for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive behavior. Skills include emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness for people who feel overwhelmed by strong feelings.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adjust methods over time. This collaborative way helps ensure the work fits with someone’s schedule, values, and the pace they prefer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, homework support, or flexible communication between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity when travel or work makes in-person visits difficult.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also works with
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Alabama
- Languages
- English