Dorothy Pedro , LCSW

Dorothy Pedro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of professional experience who brings calm, practical guidance to people and families facing difficult circumstances. She has extensive experience working in hospital settings where she supported patients and families through grief, trauma, suicide risk, and life-altering illnesses. Her clinical work emphasizes clear thinking and steady problem solving so individuals can process loss, support their families, and discover actionable steps forward.

Dorothy uses motivational interviewing to help people in chaotic situations clarify values, set achievable goals, and create realistic plans for change. She has worked with military families and spent two years in a school-based homeless program providing meals, counseling, home visits, and resource coordination. She routinely partners with schools, courts, and child protective services to help families remain together and focused on practical next steps.

Her practice includes couples counseling, family therapy, group work, and parenting skills training, often drawing on systems theory to identify indirect paths to meaningful change. Dorothy trusts the family process, centers family and individual strengths, and aims to work as a team with those she serves. She adjusts intervention intensity to the family’s needs - from brief supportive contacts to more involved treatment - and will refer to another professional when that would better serve the family.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed action toward those values. It is useful for managing stress, anxiety, and life transitions by teaching skills to accept difficult thoughts while moving toward meaningful goals.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns that began in early life and how they affect current connections. It can be helpful for couples, family concerns, abandonment or attachment issues, and improving communication and emotional closeness.

Dorothy treats the selection of an approach as a collaborative process. She works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and needs, then tailors techniques from different modalities to find the best fit. Over time she adjusts the plan as progress and challenges emerge to keep therapy practical and responsive.

Online therapy offers flexible options for scheduling and engagement. Sessions may take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose what works best for their life and comfort level. These formats make therapy more accessible for people balancing work, family, caregiving, or mobility limitations, while maintaining regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists.