Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte, LCSW

Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 24 years of experience. She draws on a client-centered approach to help people clarify goals and decide what matters most. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aimed at practical steps rather than jargon. She spent 11 years in the United States Air Force before earning a Master of Social Work. Early in her career she worked with severely emotionally disturbed children and with juvenile justice systems through county mental health programs. Those roles included supporting youth placed in juvenile hall. Her work later expanded to correctional settings in California where she served as a psychiatric clinical social worker with male and female inmates across inpatient and outpatient units for chronic severe mental illness. She also worked at Kaiser Permanente in therapy and crisis intake roles and supported veterans as a medical social worker supervisor and program coordinator. Dr. Sobremonte began independent practice in 2006. She uses Client-Centered Therapy as the starting point and draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-focused techniques, solution-focused ideas, and narrative journaling when useful. Her book for clients, Therapeutic Journaling: Making Sense of My Life, reflects her interest in using writing to process hard experiences. She is based in California and conducts sessions in English. People consult her for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related struggles including jealousy, parenting concerns, ADHD, and other life changes. She asks clients to collaborate on a treatment plan tailored to their needs and preferences.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to remote work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people set their own goals. In practice that means the therapist follows the client's lead and helps them decide what to try next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful habits. These approaches are often used for stress, depression, and relationship concerns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT skills, narrative journaling, mindfulness practices, or a mix of methods to fit the situation. Confirm session delivery options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue care when circumstances change, while the therapist and client adjust methods to what works best for them.