Pamela Dobbins, LMFT, CA | Psychotherapist

What patients are saying

Overall rating

4.55

“Pamela is a caring, smart, and intelligent therapist. She helps me every week to reflect and work on what will improve my being and state of mind. I am very grateful to work with her.”

Less than 1 month ago

“Great person , very easy to talk to . Makes you feel very comfortable and she shows that she cares for wellbeing!”

Less than 1 month ago

About Pamela Dobbins

Focus areas

Adolescent / Teen Issues

Family Therapy/ Marriage Therapy

Stress Management

Anger Management

Mental Health Problem

Worry

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Stress

Clientele seen

Children (<13)

Individuals

Treatment approaches

Art Therapy

Family Systems

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)

Dialectical (DBT)

Play Therapy

Identity

Gender

Female

Faith

Christian

Ethnicity

White

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Pamela Dobbins

Hi there, I'm Pamela! Hello, my name is Pam Dobbins. I am a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a PsyD in Psychology from Fielding Graduate University. For over 25 years, I have worked with children, adolescents, and young adults. My approach It is important to listen to the individual and explore what is important to them. Each person is unique, and therefore a cookie-cutter approach is not possible. I incorporate thoughts, feelings, behaviors, art, and the individual's interests and talents into our work together to find an improved quality of life. My focus I am interested in working with children, adolescents, and young adults who face challenges in coping with chronic illness, special needs or learning disabilities, getting along with others, having anger outbursts, and many more challenges that young people face growing up. My communication style I am a good listener and transparent with the therapeutic process. I am honest in my communications. My journey to therapy Since I was a young child, I have always been drawn to others who needed help. Friends often came to me to share their troubles and secrets. Working with children and adolescents has always been my passion. Becoming a therapist seemed like a natural progression. My goals for you What is success in treatment? That is determined by the individual. The individual needs to define what treatment success means to them, and the individual and therapist try to achieve it together. My first session with you Our first meeting will be about completing an assessment and setting treatment goals. After the assessment, in the first session, we will spend time getting to know each other and making plans to address the goals.

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Popular visit reasons

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

Depression

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Mood Swings

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Therapy

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy

Depression

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Education and background

Practice names

Rula Health - L.A. East

Education and training

Fielding Graduate University, PsyD in Psychology

NPI number

1821382805

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4.55

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Great person , very easy to talk to . Makes you feel very comfortable and she shows that she cares for wellbeing!