- Heart centered approach
- Mindfulness and skills
- Practical homework tools
About Pascale
Pascale Dellefield is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 21 years of clinical experience. She uses a warm, heart-centered style and focuses on helping people reconnect with what matters in their lives. Pascale aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and supportive.
She blends client-centered work with practical skills. That means she listens closely and then offers tools such as mindfulness exercises, homework reading, and behavioral strategies. These approaches are used to address stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
Pascale has a long history of working across many settings and life stages. Her experience includes supporting people facing trauma, crisis situations, homelessness, serious mental health conditions, and major life transitions. She also draws on an understanding of multicultural identities and the struggles of immigrants.
Her style is direct but compassionate. Sessions typically include talk, skill practice, and short assignments aimed at building coping skills between meetings. Pascale describes her work as tailored to each person, shaping the plan to fit their goals and priorities.
In addition to clinical work, she is an author and illustrator of a book about living with a tender heart. Her background includes living and traveling in multiple countries, and she brings that life experience into conversation with clinical methods to support people who want practical change.
She blends client-centered work with practical skills. That means she listens closely and then offers tools such as mindfulness exercises, homework reading, and behavioral strategies. These approaches are used to address stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
Pascale has a long history of working across many settings and life stages. Her experience includes supporting people facing trauma, crisis situations, homelessness, serious mental health conditions, and major life transitions. She also draws on an understanding of multicultural identities and the struggles of immigrants.
Her style is direct but compassionate. Sessions typically include talk, skill practice, and short assignments aimed at building coping skills between meetings. Pascale describes her work as tailored to each person, shaping the plan to fit their goals and priorities.
In addition to clinical work, she is an author and illustrator of a book about living with a tender heart. Her background includes living and traveling in multiple countries, and she brings that life experience into conversation with clinical methods to support people who want practical change.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
21+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
How Pascale's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client's perspective, then shaping the work around their values and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, actions, and feelings and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or unhelpful behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, mixes acceptance and change strategies and offers skills for emotion regulation and interpersonal difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Pascale works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person's needs and goals. She tailors the mix of listening, skill practice, and short between-session exercises so the plan matches each person's life and preferences.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, support regular skill practice between meetings, and reduce travel time. It also allows sessions to focus on practical tools like mindfulness exercises, behavioral homework, and brief check-ins in ways that can be integrated into everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Pascale works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and compassion fatigue.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
She uses a heart-centered, client-focused style that combines listening with practical tools such as mindfulness, skill-building, and homework to help clients meet their goals.
What experience does the therapist bring?
Pascale has 21 years of professional experience and has worked with people facing trauma, crisis, homelessness, serious mental health conditions, and major life transitions.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?
She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.