New to Grow
Pablo Orozco-Castro is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has experience working with foster youth, justice involved youth and families. He is the son of retired elementary school teacher from Watsonville Julie Castro-Orozco and son of children’s book author and recording artist José-Luis Orozco. He graduated from the Columbia University School of Social Work in 2018 and graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2013 with a major in Psychology. Pablo also runs a private practice called the Xochipilli Counseling Collective. Trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Pablo's interests have been in addressing LatinX mental health disparities, eco-therapy, treating trauma/generational trauma, anxiety, depression and substance use. He incorporates music in his therapy sessions as a clinical social worker using EMDR and music production with the youth that he works with. On his freetime, Pablo enjoys hiking, biking, jogging, meditating, reading, engaging in music production and writing poetry.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session we can get to know each other and see if my practice is a right fit for you. I take a holistic approach in getting to know you, not just your symptoms.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
My therapeutic approach is calm, collected and compassionate with all of the patients that I treat and work with. I am an active listener, and once we built rapport and with your permission, I can provide feedback if you have something that your itching to get feedback on. I have treated over 500 patients with traumatic experiences to live healthier and adaptive lives.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
Are you struggling with self doubt and wanting to learn how to trust your intuition more or more confident in decision making? Or maybe you are emotionally weighed down by the past and are looking for some form of relief. Therapy can be the first starting point to talk about these issues to make sustaining and meaningful change in our lives. Together we will work on identifying stressors in your life and learn strategies to manage them, and setting small goals to make life more manageable.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
5 years of experience with EMDR in treating trauma, substance use and self esteem with adults, children and teens. 8 years of practicing CBT.
Humanistic
8 years of practicing Humanistic psychotherapy and trained by renowned Clinical Psychologist Ralph Quinn, PHD