Dr. Pascual-Smith has experience working with children, adolescents, transitional age youth (ages 16-24), adults, couples, and families. She has provided clinical support for individuals struggling with managing daily stressors, relational disconnection, stress relating to multiple life roles, parenting and/or step-parenting challenges, forgiveness, loss, trauma, depression, and anxiety.
She has gained a wealth of knowledge about the importance of utilizing each individual's strengths, in order to provide the necessary tools to instill a sense of empowerment for achieving stability and discovering an individual's true authentic self. Dr. Pascual-Smith utilizes tools and techniques that stem from evidence-based treatment approaches including Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Strength-Based Therapy.
Her primary goal as a therapist is to provide you with a safe, caring, and supportive space that will allow you to focus on your journey towards creating positive change. She believes that insight, self-care, and therapeutic connection helps foster the necessary steps in discovering your potential, highlighting your strengths, and developing effective ways to work through stress.
Additionally, Dr. Pascual-Smith has experience completing psychological, neuropsychological, and psychoeducational evaluations and assessments for children, adolescents, and adults to assist with various individualized needs, including ADHD testing, diagnostic clarification, treatment intervention/support, and academic accommodations.
For more information or questions, please feel free to reach out by calling (619) 940-7774.