Dorothy Pedro, LCSW

Dorothy Pedro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of clinical experience who brings steady compassion and clear clinical thinking to families and individuals facing difficult life events. She developed deep skills in hospital-based care, helping people and their loved ones navigate grief, trauma, suicide risk, and life-changing illnesses while coordinating care with medical teams. Her training in motivational interviewing supports clients in chaotic circumstances to set practical goals and create achievable plans for change.

She has worked with military families and has experience running a school-based homeless program that combined counseling, meal support, home visits, and resource coordination for families in crisis. Dorothy has coordinated with schools, courts, and child protective services to help families remain together when possible, and she has provided couples therapy, family therapy, group work, and parenting education while also learning from parents about what works in real life.

Rooted in systems theory, her approach emphasizes family and individual strengths and seeks indirect routes to change that can create a ripple effect across relationships. She values the family process as a source of growth and aims to work as a team with clients, tailoring interventions from brief supportive work to more intensive strategies depending on need. If a different resource would be more helpful, she will assist in making an appropriate referral. Dorothy practices in Arizona and offers compassionate, practical support focused on safety, connection, and forward movement.