Dolores Aguilar

Dolores Aguilar is an LPCC practicing in California who centers mindfulness and practical skills in her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues related to addiction and self-esteem. Her style aims to be respectful and compassionate while keeping conversations clear and directed toward change.

She draws on mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting carried away by them. Dolores also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and cognitive-behavioral tools to build small, useful habits. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs, with the goal of strengthening skills the client already has.

Her background includes seven years of professional experience supporting people through trauma, grief, relationship challenges, and LGBT-related concerns. She reports having training in dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral therapy, and she applies a trauma-informed lens to her work. Dolores emphasizes building practical skills for sleep, eating concerns, anger, and coping with life changes.

Dolores keeps a straightforward approach to planning treatment. She will collaborate on goals and adapt techniques to fit daily life and schedules. Her office hours are weekday daytime hours and she aims to communicate at least once each morning and once each evening.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and she invites people to start with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session so they can begin a focused plan together.

How mindfulness and ACT translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy helps people learn to notice thoughts, feelings, and body sensations without getting pulled into them; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and managing cravings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that align with those values while accepting difficult inner experience; it often helps with depression, avoidance, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead to build understanding and self-direction.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dolores will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best for their goals and preferences, and she may blend techniques as needed. The process is described as a partnership where goals and tools are adjusted over time.

The profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where they live and work, then bring observations back into sessions for discussion.