- 25 years experience
- Family-focused approach
- Goal oriented care
About Dorothy
Dorothy Pedro is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing grief, addiction, stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and issues with self esteem. Dorothy keeps language direct and practical so worried parents can quickly understand what to expect.
She spent much of her career in acute care hospitals, helping people cope with trauma, suicide, and life-changing illnesses. That work shaped her ability to help someone process sudden loss and make plans for their next steps. In calmer moments she uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and build doable plans toward change.
Dorothy has coordinated with schools, courts, and child protective services while working on programs for families facing homelessness and other crises. She has led parenting skills sessions, run groups, and provided couples and family counseling in past roles. Her background includes work with military families and school-based programs that combined meals, home visits, and counseling.
Her clinical view often uses systems theory, looking for the ripple effects of change across a person’s life and relationships. That can mean shifting focus to one area so other parts improve as well. Dorothy aims to partner with clients and families, treating therapy as a team effort where parents and caregivers are active participants.
She adapts the intensity of help to what a family needs, from brief supportive check-ins to deeper interventions. If a client needs a different type of help, she will assist in finding another clinician who fits their situation.
She spent much of her career in acute care hospitals, helping people cope with trauma, suicide, and life-changing illnesses. That work shaped her ability to help someone process sudden loss and make plans for their next steps. In calmer moments she uses motivational interviewing to clarify goals and build doable plans toward change.
Dorothy has coordinated with schools, courts, and child protective services while working on programs for families facing homelessness and other crises. She has led parenting skills sessions, run groups, and provided couples and family counseling in past roles. Her background includes work with military families and school-based programs that combined meals, home visits, and counseling.
Her clinical view often uses systems theory, looking for the ripple effects of change across a person’s life and relationships. That can mean shifting focus to one area so other parts improve as well. Dorothy aims to partner with clients and families, treating therapy as a team effort where parents and caregivers are active participants.
She adapts the intensity of help to what a family needs, from brief supportive check-ins to deeper interventions. If a client needs a different type of help, she will assist in finding another clinician who fits their situation.