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Delores Smith, LCSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Delores is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Delores. View 59 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Virginia

Recent reviews

Very supportive

Reviewed November 2024

Delores is an excellent listener and develops action plans to improve my situation. I’ve made great progress during our sessions.

Reviewed September 2024

More about Delores

  • 47 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCSW

I am a clinically trained social worker with more than 40 years of experience. My treatment specialties include depression, anxiety, and grief counseling. I assist with the resolution of work-related concerns. I am also a trained life coach, helping people make decisions related to changes they would like to have in their lives while achieving work/life balance. I also provide behavior modification, problem-solving, and motivation therapy. I work with couples of all kinds, knowing that being a couple or family cannot be defined only in the traditional sense. I take a broad view in this area.

The basis for my efforts is insight therapy. I encourage those who work with me to consider how their decisions and actions enhance or impair the attainment of their goals. This type of understanding is critical for making meaningful life changes.

My work is for and about you! We will go as far and as fast as you are able. Although I offer clarity in recognizing the issues that concern you, I will never take you where you do not want to go. Our work will be free of judgment, allowing you to speak and respond openly. I will always respect you and value what you share with me.

You have made the right decision by embarking on a therapeutic relationship. I hope you choose me to help guide you on that journey.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Grief Self esteem Depression Addictions LGBT Family conflicts Intimacy-related issues Anger management Career difficulties Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD Abandonment Communication problems Control issues Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Divorce and separation Forgiveness Guilt and shame Infidelity Personality disorders Women's issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy

Licenses

Delores Smith's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467529107.

  • LCSW · Virginia · 0904001262 · Expires June 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space.

Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.

Reviews for Delores Smith

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

59 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Helped Listens Great listener Helpful Professional Recommend Amazing Comfortable Insightful

Very supportive

Reviewed November 2024

Delores is an excellent listener and develops action plans to improve my situation. I’ve made great progress during our sessions.

Reviewed September 2024

Dr. Smith is a great therapist. I feel she listens and gives me many things to think about. What I love the most is she is straight forward and uses a firmer hand. Really tells it how it is. Dr Smith has given me some valuable tools to work through my emotions

Reviewed September 2024

Delores was helpful to me

Reviewed June 2024

Delores is an absolutely incredible therapist. She is kind and compassionate, yet firm. She understands exactly what I need to hear and has helped me reframe so many negative thoughts. I’m very lucky to work with her!

Reviewed May 2024

Delores asks poignant questions that make you think through your problems in a systematic way. She's honest and forthright, not holding anything back that can help you unlock a deeper understanding about yourself or situation. I thoroughly enjoy our sessions because I leave feeling one step closer to managing my issues.

Reviewed May 2024

Very pleased with the caregiving by my therapist, and had appreciable benefits from my time with her. Very Professional, insightful, and caring.

Reviewed April 2024

Delores is kind, she listens, and helps me come to good insights on my issues. I would recommend her to anyone going through a grieving process

Reviewed March 2024

Delores is attentive and direct with her feedback to me on the issues I am working on. She challenges me and helps me to grow.

Reviewed January 2024

She has great insight and gets right to the root of the discussion. She is supportive but keeps you accountable. Very helpful

Reviewed January 2024

Delores is an amazing therapist. I trust her opinions and feel comfortable telling her everything. She has helped me through a very difficult time in my life and I am seeing the positive impacts of working with her. She holds me accountable and I am making progress weekly towards my goals. Would recommend her to anyone needing therapy.

Reviewed August 2023

I am very pleased with Delores. She listens. Kind but direct. She asks me questions that cause me to look at myself and my family situation differently. I appreciate the insight I've acquired, but also the results! I am taking much better care of myself. I feel much happier and it shows. Even friends can see the change!

Reviewed July 2023

Delores has been very helpful with her words of wisdom and always sending me resources that help with my situation.

Reviewed June 2023

Delores Smith is very respectful and is a professional at her job she listens and even asks questions that keeps you thinking even after the session. This was the first time of me going to therapy and was nervous but Delores Smith eased my worries and does her job very well.

Reviewed May 2023

Delores comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge. Her insight is spot on. She asks probing questions to get to the heart of the matter while respecting the sensitivity of any subject.

Reviewed March 2023

I feel supported and understood. Delores presents suggestions that are not judgemental. She guides me to solutions instead of telling me how to resolve my problems. I appreciate the safe environment she creates that allows me to speak freely.

Reviewed February 2023

Delores is so helpful in helping recognize the origins of anxiety and dismantling irrational thoughts. She provided me with thought provoking questions and helped me see aspects of my perspective that could change in order to be more effective and positive. I really appreciate how in tune she is with negative thought patterns and how to address them. She is an excellent listener and I felt that all of my issues were heard and addressed.

Reviewed February 2023

Delores is very perceptive and knows the right questions to ask. She is very mature and respectful of her clients, a consummate professional.

Reviewed January 2023

She is professional knowledgeable and patient

Reviewed January 2023

Deloris is great at listening and giving you an honest opinion. Very helpful and great to work with

Reviewed November 2022

Delores is exactly the type of therapist I need. She is direct, understanding, and encouraging.

Reviewed November 2022

she's a great listener and gives great advice

Reviewed November 2022

She is very empathetic and has great suggestions on how to look at a problem from a different perspective. She’s very concise in her approach and gets straight to the root of the problem. I’d definitely recommend her.

Reviewed November 2022

Delores has been great and helping guide me to things that I had concerns about, but didn't set aside to think about

Reviewed November 2022

Delores is a great therapist! She helped me after the loss of my mother. Her insights were groundbreaking and enlightening

Reviewed November 2022

Ms. Delores is a great listener. I would recommend her to my loved ones.

Reviewed September 2022

Delores is an amazing listener with so much wisdom and insight. She asks the right questions, and has an uncanny ability to guide you forward with kindness, thoughtfulness and beautiful perspective. I highly, highly recommend!

Reviewed August 2022

Delores is a wonderful person that I think that listens and can always provide something insightful to whatever is happening in life. With only a handful of sessions I really do value and respect her for knowledge and skills.

Reviewed June 2022

Great listener. Knowledgeable.

Reviewed June 2022

Great listener! Delivers genuine thoughts/advice.

Reviewed May 2022

Ms. Smith gives me great advice and helps me get through my difficult time in life at this time.

Reviewed April 2022

I came back to BetterHelp specifically for Delores’ help & am grateful she’s still available.

Reviewed April 2022

Delores was wonderful and a joy to work with.

Reviewed November 2021

The main thing that I can say about Delores is that’s she’s expert at providing sound, reliable feedback as a demonstration of her ability to really hear what her client is saying as a commitment to their mental health and well-being. I’ve had a number of counselors who are part of BetterHelp. By far, Delores is the best, most professional counselor yet!

Reviewed November 2021

I’ve only had one session with Delores and it went very well. She’s a great listener, asks really good questions and is very easy to talk to.

Reviewed November 2021

She is truly incredible and has been an amazing listening ear!

Reviewed November 2021

I highly recommend Delores. You can tell she values your time and is never late for your session. She listens intently while you speak and provides valuable feedback to help solve any issue you may have. Really happy with our sessions and looking forward to working with her.

Reviewed August 2021

I am so grateful to have found Delores. She is compassionate, practical and extremely helpful to me. Her questions are thoughtful and intentional in the way they often guide me to my own answers. She clearly cares deeply about people and the work she does. Overall, a great deal of trust has been built, and I feel genuinely supported by Delores Smith.

Reviewed July 2021

Dolores has been very helpful and helped me get needed clarity.

Reviewed July 2021

Delores is AMAZING! I’ve already recommended her to multiple people. She’s kind, understanding and comforting.

Reviewed July 2021

I would recommend Ms. Delores especially to minority women. She is objective and understands the nuances to the life minority women face.

Reviewed June 2021

Delores has made a huge impact on me in a short period of time and has already helped open my eyes to things that I either did not realize or things I was not ready to face. Best part is she listens and has provided me complete validation of my feelings.

Reviewed June 2021

Delores is wonderful to talk to and always helps me see things more clearly. And for those times that I just need a sounding board, she has been great with that as well. In the short time that I've been working with her, she has made a tremendous difference in my life.

Reviewed May 2021

She is a great listener. She asked all the right questions and helped me pinpoint areas to focus and work on. She's very wonderful.

Reviewed April 2021

When I first began seeing Delores, I was all over the place & distraught by a build up of a multiple issues. She listened closely, validated my feelings, began to help me untangle my issues & then smartly started addressing the most immediate concerns. She encourages going at a comfortable pace, whatever that may be for me. She is a good listener—diligent, considerate, empathetic, intuitive & nonjudgmental. I have to say I was wary of an online counseling service, but I couldn’t be more blessed to have been assigned to her.

Reviewed April 2021

Delores is such a great listener. She def tries her best to let me figure out or answer my own questions. Never comes off judgements. She’s very respectful & I enjoy my sessions with her so much!!

Reviewed March 2021

She is awesome, extremely nice and professional! Thank you

Reviewed March 2021

It’s a good experience. I like to say things out loud and get feedback. She’s great at listening and helping you see the little things, that really are a big deal

Reviewed January 2021

Delores is amazing. I have been in counseling before but have never felt as positive about the process before. Not only does Delores listen, she asks the questions that require thought and reflection. Delores is extremely gifted.

Reviewed January 2021

Delores is consistent and insightful. She asks open ended questions that really make me think and I feel seen/heard and safe to open up. She responds consistently which tells me she values my time as well as her own. She is both professional and relatable, she gives me straight talk when I need it and offers gentle empathy in moment I share pain. While I am the one who chose to seek help and change my behaviors, it’s a relief and blessing to know someone is listening, offering guidance, being a sounding board for me to collect my thoughts and see my actions.

Reviewed December 2020

Delores is completely nonjudgemental and really helps you think through your immediate feelings and perspectives. I'm so grateful to work with her and am comfortable either letting her structure our sessions, or structuring our sessions on my own -- she's content to do either.

Reviewed December 2020

Ms Delores, is so caring, she listens, gives feedback, resolutions and homework, the work we are doing is changing my life and giving the tools I need to be successful!

Reviewed November 2020

Seems like a very experienced woman that would take all the knowledge and time she's got to help those who need it. She's supportive and you can talk with her knowing that whenever or wherever you do it, you can think of it as a safe place, where judgement's out of the table.

Reviewed November 2020

She's a great listener. Very prompt for appointment times and in response to messages. I feel very comfortable with her.

Reviewed September 2020

I think my counselor was very supportive. The day I spoke with her I had high anxiety. I think she understood why I was so anxious and had compassion towards what I was going through. And I’ve been very impressed that Dolores has reached out and checked on me a few times. If I was isolating by her reaching out would engage me. I think that is very kind of her. I also feel that it makes me feel cared about. I think she has qualities that makes her rare because many people wouldn’t devote the time in connecting with their clients.

Reviewed August 2020

she is amazing

Reviewed August 2020

She's great, I feel comfortable with her. We're just at the beginning but I have high hopes already. Thank you Dr. Smith.

Reviewed July 2020

Delores is a good listener! Her years of experience show through her well placed, insightful questions. She always leaves me with something to grow on.

Reviewed July 2020

Delores is very open to considering issues on your terms and given me great advice that has helped me resolve the problems I have been dealing with.

Reviewed July 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Delores Smith offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Delores Smith works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Delores Smith speak?

Delores Smith speaks English.

How many years of experience does Delores Smith have?

Delores Smith has 47 years of experience.

Where is Delores Smith licensed to practice?

Delores Smith is licensed to practice in Virginia.

Does Delores Smith accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Delores Smith does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Delores Smith offer?

Delores Smith offers clients Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Somatic Therapy.

How can I communicate with Delores Smith?

Delores Smith can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Delores Smith?

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