Licensed to practice in California and accepts 59 insurances. Specializes in ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Couples Counseling and 3 more.
(she/her)
Hi, I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in California. I earned my Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the California School of Professional Psychology. I have been practicing in the mental health field since 2003 and have been licensed since 2006, Many of my clients come to therapy feeling emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in painful relationship patterns, struggling with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, emotional regulation difficulties, personality disorders, marital or couples conflicts, narcissistic relationship dynamics, or difficult life transitions. I also work with individuals and couples navigating diverse relationship structures, sexual identities, and relationship orientations, including LGBTQ+ and consensually non-monogamous relationships. Some clients feel disconnected from themselves or uncertain about what they truly want and need. Together, we work to better understand emotions, identify deeper patterns, improve communication and coping skills, and build the confidence needed to make meaningful life changes and healthier relationships. My approach is warm, thoughtful, practical, and insight-oriented. Drawing from a strong background in crisis intervention and complex family dynamics, I strive to create a space where clients feel emotionally safe, understood, and supported while also gently challenged toward growth and lasting transformation. My work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), solution-focused, strength-based, mindfulness-based, and spiritually informed approaches tailored to each client’s individual needs and goals. Coming from a multicultural Lebanese and French background, I bring an understanding of how cultural identity, instability, trauma, family systems, and major life experiences can deeply impact emotional wellbeing and relationships. While I practice therapy in English, my multicultural and multilingual background informs my understanding of diverse perspectives and experiences. I believe therapy is not about becoming someone else — it’s about reconnecting with yourself, strengthening your voice, and learning to trust your own capacity to navigate life more fully and authentically.
In our first session together, we’ll begin with introductions and explore the challenges, concerns, and goals that brought you to therapy. My goal is to create a supportive and emotionally safe space where you feel heard and understood. This initial session will help us develop a personalized plan tailored to your unique needs, strengths, and hopes for growth and healing.
Having worked with individuals and couples for over 20 years, I bring a balance of emotional insight, practical guidance, and compassionate support to the therapeutic process. I help clients better understand the underlying patterns contributing to their struggles while working collaboratively to create realistic, personalized goals that lead to meaningful progress and lasting transformation.
I love working with professionals of varied and diverse multicultural, ethnic backgrounds who are at crossroads in their lives and struggling through a specific challenge. My clients are compassionate and eager to learn new coping skills, are often well read, and have a strong desire to improve, but don't yet know how to combine all the tools that are at their disposal (including who they are) to make this goal a reality. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed, and exhausted (having tried so hard to make their relationships work-to no avail).
Cash - $100 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Central California Alliance for Health (Medi-Cal)
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Commercial)
Health Net (Medi-Cal)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Treatment Approach & Areas of Focus I utilize CBT- and DBT-informed approaches with a focus on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, and practical coping skills. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, insight-oriented, and tailored to each client’s unique needs rather than using a “one-size-fits-all” model. With over 20 years of experience providing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in individual, coaching, and group settings, I help clients build healthier ways of managing emotions, relationships, stress, trauma, and major life transitions. DBT can be especially helpful for individuals struggling with emotional overwhelm, impulsivity, self-harm behaviors, relationship instability, or difficulty coping under stress. I work with adults ages 18 and older across many life stages and experiences, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, personality disorders, grief, identity concerns, emotional dysregulation, and relationship challenges. I also support clients navigating difficult family dynamics, narcissistic relationship patterns, high-conflict relationships, and major life changes. I have experience supporting adults with ADHD, including executive functioning challenges, organization, emotional regulation, communication difficulties, and relationship stressors. When appropriate, I collaborate with psychiatry regarding medication evaluation and continuity of care. My work with couples includes strengthening communication, clarifying emotional needs and values, navigating separation or transition, and supporting healthier relational functioning. I provide an affirming, nonjudgmental environment for diverse relationship structures and identities, including LGBTQ+, consensually non-monogamous, and mixed-orientation relationships. I also specialize in intergenerational family dynamics and high-conflict co-parenting situations, including cases involving family court systems. I help parents reduce reactivity, maintain child-centered approaches, improve communication, and create healthier emotional stability across households. My goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and collaborative therapeutic environment where clients feel genuinely heard, understood, and empowered to create meaningful and lasting change.
I bring a rich and diverse clinical background with over two decades of experience working across a wide range of mental health settings and populations. Throughout my career, I have supported individuals facing crisis, trauma, severe mental illness, relationship challenges, emotional dysregulation, and major life transitions. My professional experience includes crisis intervention, outpatient treatment, crisis houses, hospital settings, and work within a locked psychiatric facility. I have worked extensively with individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, substance dependence, homelessness, and serious mental health conditions including Bipolar I Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Schizophrenia. I have also supported military families during deployments, helping spouses and children navigate stress, separation, and emotional adjustment. In addition, I have experience working with domestic violence cases, individuals involved in the legal system, and male clients in a jail setting who were deemed incompetent to stand trial. I have extensive experience working with Borderline Personality Disorder through both individual therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) groups focused on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. My clinical work has also included managed care coordination for Medi-Cal clients, providing insight into navigating systems of care and connecting individuals with appropriate treatment resources. Today, I primarily provide telehealth therapy to adults and couples seeking support with emotional growth, relationships, coping skills, anxiety, depression, life stressors, and personal healing. My approach is eclectic, integrating CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based, strength-based, solution-focused, and spiritually informed approaches tailored to each client’s unique needs and goals. I genuinely enjoy the work I do and feel honored to walk alongside clients as they build greater resilience, insight, self-understanding, and meaningful change in their lives.
Clients often describe my approach as compassionate, authentic, insightful, and deeply attentive. I do not believe in a “cookie-cutter” approach to therapy. Instead, I strive to understand each client as a unique individual and tailor treatment to their specific personality, experiences, strengths, challenges, and goals. My clients frequently share that they feel genuinely heard, understood, emotionally safe, and supported in our work together. I believe meaningful therapeutic change happens within a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship grounded in deep listening, emotional attunement, collaboration, and respect. My approach is mindfulness-based, relational, and intuitive while also remaining practical and goal-oriented. I work creatively and flexibly, often developing highly personalized interventions that respond to what is emerging emotionally and relationally during sessions. In addition to the work we do during appointments, I spend thoughtful time reflecting between sessions and may return with additional insights, perspectives, or strategies that can help clients move forward more effectively toward their goals. My intention is to provide therapy that feels collaborative, dynamic, deeply human, and supportive of lasting emotional growth and healing.
I was raised across three countries and bring a multicultural perspective to both my work and worldview. In addition to English, I speak Lebanese Arabic and French, and I also speak some Spanish. While I conduct therapy sessions exclusively in English, my multilingual and multicultural background helps me connect with clients from diverse cultural, ethnic, and international backgrounds. I lived in Lebanon during times of war, spent part of my life in France, and eventually made my home in the United States. The influence of all three countries has shaped my understanding of resilience, identity, family systems, adaptation, and the broader human experience. Because of my own multicultural journey, I deeply appreciate the importance of each client’s personal history, cultural background, traditions, beliefs, family dynamics, and lived experiences. I strive to create a therapeutic environment where clients feel respected, understood, emotionally safe, and welcomed in sharing the experiences that have shaped who they are.
Throughout my career, I have worked with families facing a wide range of challenges, transitions, and relational dynamics. I have supported military families coping with deployments and prolonged separations, helped families navigate domestic violence situations and military systems, and assisted families reintegrating loved ones living with chronic and severe mental illness. I have also worked extensively with blended families seeking healthier communication, structure, boundaries, stability, and emotional connection within the home. Many families come to therapy carrying unresolved conflict, painful histories, intergenerational patterns, or long-standing emotional wounds. My goal is to help create a safe and constructive environment where difficult but meaningful conversations can take place with greater understanding, accountability, and emotional safety. I utilize a variety of family therapy approaches and tailor treatment to the unique needs, strengths, and dynamics of each family system. I believe family therapy can be a powerful process for healing relational wounds, improving communication, strengthening connection, increasing emotional awareness, and helping family members move toward greater resilience, authenticity, and emotional well-being.
2 ratings with written reviews
August 26, 2025
I have really enjoyed my time with Pascale, and the work we've done together has helped me grow so much as a person. I've been her patient for a year now, and she has helped me become more empowered, independent, and better at managing strong emotions. She is warm and empathetic, and her honesty is very refreshing. She provides very intelligent insight and helps you develop coping skills that you can put into practice. I highly recommend working with her, especially if you have bipolar or BPD!
May 20, 2025
I love Pascale she provides me with the tools I need to get through the day. Love my sessions with her she is great