Pilar Placone, PhD, MFT

Pilar is funny, compassionate, intelligent, diplomatic, well-​read, open to dissenting opinions and beliefs, plus she likes dogs.
My partner and I needed new tools to resolve conflict. Over the past few years the frequency of conflict increased and we were stuck. Our mutual desire to improve led us to Pilar.
Each of us also counseled with her one-​on-​one. If I wasn’t committed to couples counseling I would work with her on my own character issues and growth.
From my opening sentence you can guess how I feel about the results. Hint: «…dogs.»
The counseling space, a warm sunny room in an old house converted to offices is perfect. Her flexibility and patience around my fluid work schedule is a bonus.
I can’t recommend her highly enough. Try an hour and you’ll know if it’s a fit.

Pilar is truly exceptional. She is extremely knowledgeable, insightful, and wise, yet very real. Her authenticity has created a comfortable environment where my husband and I have been able to explore the origins of our issues and our behaviors. We were struggling to see eye-​to-​eye on virtually everything by the time we started seeing Pilar. She helps us navigate through a very layered and complex history which led to awareness, acceptance and eventually to behavior changes that made a world of difference. We are so thankful we found this very talented and compassionate therapist who I credit with saving us from doom. thank you Pilar!

Who do you call when you’re ready to make a change, solve a problem, or want to make sure your internal compass is accurate? Pilar Placone.
Pilar is excellent at helping you learn to navigate the complexities of life and develop the skills you need to negotiate your way!

I had been living under a mountain of anxiety and ingrained unhealthy coping mechanisms for several years before I found Pilar. I was looking for someone who seemed warm (as putting myself in a vulnerable position is difficult for me), who could give me practical tools to change my habits but who would lead me in talk therapy (as there were so many things I had never spoken about) and be open to some alternative therapies (I didn’t know what I want but I was willing to try anything). What Pilar does better than I could have ever imagined is allowed me to work through my issues layer by layer while always kindly and professionally keeping the focus on the core of those issues and the behaviors they provoke. It has been an emotional process, deconstructing my life piece by piece to build it back up in a healthy manner and she has been the most patient and professional guide through the process. She is extremely knowledgeable of a variety of practices and tailors her methods to her individual clients. It feels like a personal process rather than making me feel like just another ‘client’.