Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte , LCSW

Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a long career in public service and clinical care. She served in the United States Air Force for 11 years before completing her MSW and beginning clinical work with children diagnosed as severely emotionally disturbed. Early roles included work with a county mental health department in partnership with juvenile justice, supporting children, adolescents, and families including those placed in juvenile hall.

She went on to serve in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a Psychiatric Clinical Social Worker, working with male and female inmates in inpatient and outpatient settings as well as special units for chronic severe mental illness. Her experience also includes roles at Kaiser Permanente providing therapy for children and families and crisis intake, and leadership positions in Veterans Health Care as a medical social work supervisor and program coordinator.

Since opening a private practice in 2006, she has used a client-centered approach to develop treatment plans collaboratively, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques, trauma-focused interventions, solution-focused strategies, and family and relationship work according to each person’s needs and preferences. She authored Therapeutic Journaling: Making Sense of My Life, a narrative journaling resource for people working through complex life experiences. Please note she is not able to write letters to employers for time off or for disability verification.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client’s perspective and priorities, with the therapist providing support and guidance while respecting each person’s goals - it is useful for relationship concerns, life transitions, and building self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep difficulties by teaching practical skills and new ways of responding to challenges. Mindfulness therapy brings attention to present-moment experience and compassion for oneself, which can help with emotional regulation, stress reduction, and coping with chronic conditions or grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility to meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care around work, family, or mobility limitations. These options increase accessibility and allow ongoing support between in-person appointments, while enabling licensed professionals to use the same evidence-based approaches effectively in remote formats.