Dorothy Pedro, LCSW
Licensed in California · 25 years in practice
Dorothy Pedro helps people facing grief, trauma, addictions, anxiety, depression, and life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 26417 · expires January 2028
- LCSW, Arizona
- 1315 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1932574845 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Dorothy
Dorothy Pedro helps people facing grief, trauma, addictions, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She also supports those dealing with parenting stress, relationship and family challenges, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating struggles, and work or career concerns. Dorothy brings a calm, practical approach to difficult moments.
She has 25 years as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and many more years in helping roles. Much of her experience came in acute care hospitals, where she supported people through life-changing illness, suicide risk, and sudden loss.
Background and approach
That background shaped her ability to stay clear-headed during crises and to help families care for one another. In sessions she listens first and then helps clients set realistic goals. She uses tools from behavioral and acceptance approaches to reduce overwhelming thoughts and build steady routines.
She also draws on attachment ideas to improve closeness and communication in family life. Dorothy describes therapy as teamwork. She works collaboratively to create steps that fit a person's life and energy level.
Sometimes that means short, focused support; other times it means a longer plan to change patterns that have stuck for years. She works with people coping with grief, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, codependency, and many forms of trauma. Her style aims to be compassionate, straightforward, and goal-oriented so people can find a practical path forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dorothy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dorothy names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, or making life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, mood issues, sleep problems, and some eating concerns.
Dorothy will work together with each person to find the best approach. She treats the choice of method as a collaboration, matching techniques to goals, preferences, and the pace a person is comfortable with. That can mean trying a short strategy first and adjusting over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual cues and a closer connection matter. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, or steady support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use strategies in real moments when they matter most.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Dorothy address in therapy?
She helps people with grief, trauma, addictions, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, relationship and family problems, eating and sleeping issues, and life changes among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Dorothy listens closely and works collaboratively on goals. She focuses on practical steps and may use brief supportive work or longer plans depending on need.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has 25 years as a licensed clinical social worker and many more years in helping roles, including extensive work in acute care hospitals supporting people through trauma and life-changing illness.
Where is Dorothy based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Arizona and holds LCSW credentials in California and Arizona as CA LCSW and AZ LCSW.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dorothy?
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