Dorothy Pedro
Supportive, practical therapy for life transitions
LCSW Arizona
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Grief, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Dorothy
Dorothy Pedro is an LCSW with 25 years of clinical experience who supports people facing a wide range of challenges including addictions, grief, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, parenting difficulties, and stress-related issues.
Background and approach
She draws on skills developed in hospital and community settings to help clients navigate painful life events, cope with chronic illness and disability, address eating and sleeping issues, and manage mood disorders such as bipolar and depression.
Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment strategies and attachment-based ideas, combined with client-centered listening and dialectical behavior tools when helpful. Dorothy emphasizes practical problem solving and motivation, helping clients set achievable goals and build plans to reach them.
She also uses systems-oriented thinking when working with families to identify change strategies that can create positive ripple effects across relationships. Based in Arizona, Dorothy brings a compassionate, team-oriented stance to therapy and adapts the intensity of intervention to each situation, offering brief supportive work or more in-depth treatment as needed.
Her practice aims to help people move forward with clarity and realistic steps toward improved functioning and well-being.
Applying practical therapeutic approaches to online care
Online work with this therapist often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing concrete strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and stress-related problems. ACT emphasizes values-based action and learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to eliminate them, useful for chronic stress, grief, and coping with life changes.Dorothy approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with clients to clarify goals, try methods that fit their needs and preferences, and adjust interventions over time so therapy remains practical and relevant to each person's life.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats allow clients to schedule care around work and family commitments, maintain continuity through life transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working on measurable goals with a licensed professional.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed
California, Arizona
Languages
English