Rosie Pescador

Rosie Pescador is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She holds a California license as a marriage and family therapist (LMFT 85657) and brings 15 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds and orientations.

She employs a multi-pronged, strength-based approach that integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), and other evidence-informed methods. Rosie has extensive experience in crisis intervention and has supported people coping with trauma, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, survivors of domestic violence, mood dysregulation, and parenting challenges.

Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, LGBT concerns, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, anger management, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. In sessions she emphasizes skill-building through psychoeducation, mindfulness, practical coping strategies, affirmations, and empowerment techniques that clients can apply between appointments.

Rosie strives to create a therapeutic environment that is nonjudgmental, empathetic, empowering, and safe. Her goal is to equip each person with tools to manage current stressors and move toward a more fulfilling life. She looks forward to supporting individuals as they navigate their journey.