About Priscilla
Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte uses a client-centered approach to shape therapy around each person’s goals. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 24 years of experience.
Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping people manage everyday problems and bigger life stresses. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Existential ideas are part of her work when people want to find meaning during change.
How Priscilla works
Motivational interviewing supports people struggling with addictions or low motivation. Dr. Sobremonte’s background includes work in child and family mental health, county juvenile services, corrections, and Veterans Health Care.
She has experience with crisis intake and with people living with severe and persistent mental illness. Since 2006 she has worked in independent practice, focusing on collaborative planning with each person. Her focus areas include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She also helps with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family stress, chronic illness and caregiver strain. She authored a therapeutic journaling resource called Therapeutic Journaling: Making Sense of My Life, which uses narrative journaling techniques for processing difficult experiences. The therapist notes she cannot write employer letters for time off or disability verification.
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What Priscilla works with
The areas below are the ones Priscilla selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approach-driven care delivered online
Client-centered therapy puts the person's priorities first and shapes sessions around their goals, values, and pacing. It is useful for people who want a collaborative process to sort through stress, relationships, parenting strain, or life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps people learn practical skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, manage mood swings, and change patterns that keep problems going.
Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their reasons for change and build internal motivation, which can be helpful for addictions, low motivation, or when someone feels stuck.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs and preferences and mix approaches as appropriate. That collaborative process helps shape a clear plan and short-term steps to try between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session feel. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, journaling-style work, and flexible communication around a busy schedule.
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