- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Dolores
Dolores Walker, LPC, helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. She focuses on practical steps parents and individuals can use to manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and changes in life. Her tone is steady and straightforward, aimed at people who need clear direction without judgment.
With 20 years of clinical experience, she brings a whole-person view to sessions. Dolores pays attention to how thoughts, behavior, and life circumstances connect.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward tools and conversations to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Her work often centers on substance use and the trauma that can accompany it, along with the mental health issues that commonly appear alongside addiction.
She treats these matters alongside mood concerns such as depression and bipolar-related challenges, and helps people cope with anger, low self-esteem, and major life transitions. Dolores describes her role as partnering with the person in front of her. She aims to walk alongside clients as they rediscover values, build balance, and create routines that support a more productive life.
Her sessions mix practical techniques with reflective exploration to uncover underlying drivers of recurring problems. Based in Colorado, Dolores offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She works in English and carries the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC.
The intake process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling once a plan is chosen.
What Dolores works with
Everything Dolores lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Dolores helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Dolores lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Dolores uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing mood-related symptoms.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take actions that match those values while learning to live with difficult feelings. ACT can help with ongoing stress, uncertainty, and challenges like addiction or persistent worry.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dolores will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what fits and what works.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or a calmer check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging offer shorter exchanges for quick coaching, progress updates, or brief reflections between longer sessions. These options help people make therapy fit around work, parenting, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Dolores
What concerns does Dolores focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and grounded. Sessions combine practical skills with reflective work to identify patterns and try different responses.
How much experience does she have?
Dolores brings 20 years of counseling experience, with a long focus on substance use and related trauma as well as co-occurring mental health issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and practices from Colorado.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Dolores offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and session payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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