Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte, LCSW

Dr. Priscilla Sobremonte is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of experience. She uses a client-centered approach to build therapy around each person's needs. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and challenges that come with aging and caregiving.

She began her career after an 11-year service in the United States Air Force and then completed a Master of Social Work degree. Early roles included supporting children and adolescents in juvenile justice settings and working in county mental health programs.

Dr. Sobremonte later served in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, providing psychiatric social work across inpatient and outpatient units for people with chronic severe mental illness. She also worked at Kaiser Permanente with children, families, and crisis intake services, and held clinical roles within Veterans Health Care as a medical social worker supervisor and program coordinator.

Since starting private practice in 2006 she has used client-centered methods combined with cognitive behavioral and narrative techniques when appropriate. She emphasizes collaboration, helping people set goals and choose strategies that fit their life and values.

Her background includes work with caregivers and people facing chronic illness, as well as issues around attachment, abandonment, and life transitions. She has created a therapeutic journaling resource titled Therapeutic Journaling: Making Sense of My Life, which draws on narrative journaling to help clients process experience.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's concerns and priorities. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people decide goals and steps that feel right to them. This approach is useful for life changes, relationship concerns, and caregiver stress.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves practical exercises and skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and improve sleep. CBT pairs well with journaling and mindfulness practices for everyday use.

Existential therapy looks at meaning, values, and choices when people face big questions or losses. It can help with grief, career transitions, and feelings of emptiness by clarifying what matters and what actions a person wants to take.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, preferences, and life situation. Sessions adapt as needs change so treatment stays relevant and practical.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use tools like guided journaling or in-session worksheets and bring those materials directly into the session for discussion.