About Dolores
Dolores Gusman brings 20 years of clinical experience to her work with people facing anxiety, depression, stress, and the fallout of trauma and abuse. She holds MD, LCPC, which are listed as her professional credentials, and she focuses on helping clients build self-love and practice forgiveness.
Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people find usable coping skills for daily life. In sessions she pays attention to what feels stuck and what people already do well.
Background and approach
She helps clients notice patterns around control and self-criticism, then try small changes that feel doable. The process is collaborative - she listens first, then offers options tailored to a person’s situation. Dolores emphasizes practical skills that can reduce everyday stress and lift mood.
That can mean building routines, learning ways to calm anxious thoughts, or finding steps toward forgiving oneself or others. Many people leave sessions with clear next steps they can try between meetings. She also supports people through life transitions, from endings to new beginnings, by helping them make thoughtful choices and set manageable goals.
Over time this work aims to strengthen self-esteem and resilience. Throughout therapy she focuses on empathy and realism. The work moves at a person’s pace and centers their goals.
Communication is direct but compassionate, with an eye toward real-world results.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dolores uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is skill-based work that teaches tools for managing anxiety and regulating intense emotions. These techniques help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more balanced responses.Another emphasis is trauma-informed coping strategies that guide people through processing difficult experiences at a manageable pace. This work often includes grounding exercises, pacing the work, and building resources so daily life becomes more tolerable.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Dolores collaborates with each person to weigh options and decide what fits their goals, needs, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods as progress unfolds so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing reflection between meetings, and convenient ways to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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What this counselor works with
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English