- Attachment-informed care
- Practical coping skills
- Focus on relationships
About Dolores
Dolores "Del" Larkin is an LCSW with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel they are not good enough, struggle with perfectionism, or are overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. Del works with individuals and couples to address relationship concerns, addiction, mood concerns, and life changes.
Del listens with curiosity and aims to make sessions practical and understandable. She uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. That lets her adapt work to each person's goals and situation.
Clients can expect conversations that look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Del often draws on attachment ideas to understand core relational needs. She also uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and from dialectical behavior therapy to build coping skills.
Her experience includes supporting people through grief, trauma, family-of-origin issues, and career stress. Del also helps with codependency, abandonment fears, commitment and trust struggles, and problems with guilt or shame. She addresses impulsivity, infidelity concerns, isolation, and communication problems as they come up in sessions.
Del invites people to try small, manageable changes between sessions. She helps set focused goals and practices new skills together. The aim is clearer thinking, steadier emotions, and better relationships over time.
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Del often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when trust, closeness, or repeated relationship problems feel stuck. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and practicing different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Del will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That might mean more skills practice from DBT for emotion regulation, or more relational focus from attachment and emotionally focused ideas. The plan is adjusted as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit therapy around work, child care, or travel, and some formats make shorter check-ins easier. Online work can also let someone meet with a licensed professional in Illinois while living in another place. Ask about format details when you schedule so sessions match your daily routine and needs.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Del help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related challenges such as codependency and abandonment fears.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Del combines attachment-based thinking with client-centered listening and practical tools from CBT and DBT. Sessions focus on understanding patterns and practicing new skills between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with individuals and couples on a wide range of emotional and relational issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
Del holds an LCSW license in Illinois and provides services from that location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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