Dr. Delores Liston , LCSW, CSW

Dr. Delores Liston is a Georgia-based clinical social worker with LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and CSW (Clinical Social Worker) credentials and ten years of experience addressing a wide range of concerns. She has supported clients coping with stress and anxiety, addictions, depression and bipolar disorder, grief, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, self-esteem challenges, career concerns, and multicultural matters.

Her counseling style is interactive and client-centered, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She employs a solution-focused, strengths-based approach and draws on clinical methods such as Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to support positive change. Treatment conversations and plans are tailored to each client’s unique needs and goals.

Dr. Liston prioritizes building a trusting therapeutic relationship through attentive listening and supportive guidance. She finds that video sessions often work well for establishing rapport, and she is prepared to engage in whichever communication method the client prefers. Her practice also attends to multicultural concerns to ensure care that is attentive to diverse backgrounds and life experiences.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the work. This approach supports personal growth, relationship concerns, self-esteem issues, and coping with life changes by valuing the client’s own insights and priorities.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skills training and problem-solving to help people manage intense emotions and reduce self-destructive behaviors. DBT can be useful for clients dealing with mood instability, self-regulation challenges, and stress related to relationships or trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Delores Liston works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will adjust techniques and goals over time to fit what proves most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt tools and exercises used in these approaches for virtual formats, maintaining the relational and skill-building elements that make therapy effective.