Dolores Gusman, MD, LCPC

Licensed in Maryland · 20 years in practice

Dolores Gusman is a licensed clinician with 20 years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life shifts.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC1053 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1952460271 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Dolores

Dolores Gusman is a licensed clinician with 20 years of experience helping people manage strong emotions and life shifts. She holds an MD and practices as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, working with adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and the pain of major change.

She focuses on building self-love, practicing forgiveness, and reducing the urge to control situations or people. Sessions are collaborative and direct, with practical steps people can use between meetings.

Background and approach

Dolores aims to help clients find small, achievable ways to feel steadier day to day. Her style is calm and focused. She listens for patterns that keep someone stuck and offers tools to interrupt those cycles.

Treatment may include learning coping skills, reframing negative self-talk, and setting realistic, gentle goals for change. People come to her when they feel overwhelmed by stress, when old wounds keep resurfacing, or when life changes shake their sense of self. She helps them reconnect with strengths they already have and practice new habits that support emotional balance.

Dolores works with each person at their own pace and adjusts her approach as needs shift. Her goal is to help clients leave sessions with clearer thinking, more self-compassion, and practical strategies to manage the next challenge.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Evidence-based techniques and online care

Dolores draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and rebuild confidence. One common approach she uses focuses on skill building for emotion regulation and coping - teaching practical breathing, grounding, and problem-solving steps that reduce overwhelm and help with anxiety or stress. Another approach centers on working through painful memories and patterns so they carry less weight in daily life, helping people reduce reactivity and improve mood.

Finding the right way to work is part of therapy. Dolores treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will adapt strategies to match a person's goals, comfort level, and life demands. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan when something is not helping.

Online therapy with Dolores is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat offers quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress moving forward.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

Dolores helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on control issues, forgiveness, and building self-love.

How would you describe the therapy style?

The approach is compassionate and collaborative with practical tools. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful patterns and introduce small actions that can be used between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she bring?

She has 20 years of experience working with people facing emotional and life transition challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Her practice is based in Maryland.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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