Laura Pescione

Laura Pescione approaches psychotherapy with a psychodynamic lens — the belief that understanding what lies beneath a pattern is what finally makes it possible to change it. For adults and couples who have worked hard to shift something in their lives and found themselves circling back to the same place, she offers a different kind of engagement: one oriented toward meaning, not just symptom management.

Over two decades in private practice in Encino, California, Pescione has worked with people navigating depression, anxiety, major life transitions, grief, and relationship difficulties. She also sees couples and spouses at every stage — early partnerships, marriages under strain, and those working through separation. For people whose minds rarely quiet — who lie awake running through the day’s inputs long after the day has ended — she recognizes that an overloaded nervous system is often as much a clinical reality as any diagnosis on paper.

In addition to her clinical work, Pescione provides training and supervision to therapists at both the pre-licensed and licensed levels. She offers sessions online, and holds specialized credentials as both a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Psychologist.