- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Dolores
Dolores Ituarte Valenzuela is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and depression. Dolores describes helping people who feel stuck or overwhelmed after changes in work, relationships, or health.
She uses practical talking and listening to learn what matters to each person. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that keep someone stuck and trying different ways of responding. Dolores draws on cognitive behavioral methods to notice thoughts and behaviors, and on mindfulness to practice being present with difficult feelings.
Dolores also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people clarify values and take small, values-guided steps. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and how emotions shape reactions. Expect clear, short-term strategies alongside deeper conversations about life themes and direction.
In sessions she invites honest, direct conversation about fears, setbacks, and what a better next step might look like. She pays attention to practical needs like coping strategies for stress, pacing when trauma memories arise, and building day-to-day confidence. Work can include skill practice between meetings.
People who come to Dolores often want help sorting priorities after a big life change, getting unstuck, or managing persistent worry or low mood. To start, she asks about current concerns and what the person hopes will be different. That first step helps shape the ongoing plan for therapy.
How Dolores applies therapeutic methods in online work
Dolores uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. ACT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and choosing value-driven steps, which can be useful for people reassessing direction after a life change.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought and behavior patterns that keep stress and low mood in place. CBT works with concrete skills such as changing unhelpful thinking and building new routines. Mindfulness techniques are used to help notice feelings and reduce reactivity in the moment, which supports managing anxiety and anger.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Dolores will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the approach as goals evolve.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people join from more convenient locations. Practical benefits include working on real-life challenges between sessions and using digital tools for homework and practice.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues such as abandonment and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her approach to someone feeling stuck?
She combines conversation with practical strategies, using cognitive and mindfulness-based methods to notice patterns and try new responses.
What is her background and experience?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of professional experience working in clinical settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Texas as an LPC and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.