Dorothy Pedro, LCSW

Dorothy Pedro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years in clinical practice. She works with adults facing grief, trauma, relationship strain, addictions, codependency, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. Dorothy draws on long experience in acute care settings to support people through sudden loss and life-changing illness.

She spent much of her career in hospitals responding to grief, trauma, suicide, and serious medical crises. That work sharpened her ability to help people sort priorities, tend to family needs, and plan practical next steps during overwhelming times. In less acute situations she has used motivational interviewing to help people set goals and move forward amid chaos.

Dorothy has worked with military families and in school-based programs serving children and families experiencing homelessness. She has coordinated with schools, courts, and child protective services to keep families focused on practical steps that help them stay together. Her background includes leading parenting education, couples work, family counseling, and groups.

She often uses systems theory with families, looking for change in one part of life that can ripple outward. That approach emphasizes strengths and practical problem-solving rather than one-off fixes. Dorothy adapts interventions so they fit how a family actually lives and works.

Sessions range from brief supportive meetings to more intensive interventions, depending on what the family needs. She listens for both what is said and how a family functions, and collaborates with people to identify achievable goals and clear steps toward them.

How her approaches translate to online sessions