Pablo Castro Jr.

LPC
Dean of Students Liaison
Mental Health Clinician
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CAPS providers support any student with any concern. Our providers also complete continuing education and specialized trainings. Learn more about this provider below.

Demographics

  • Cis Man
  • Straight/Heterosexual
  • First or Second Generation Immigrant
  • Hispanic/Latinx
  • Multiracial
  • Nondenominational
  • Language: English and Spanish

Education & License

Master's from Grand Canyon University; Bachelor's from The University of Arizona; Two Associate's from The University of Arizona and Pima Community College in Spanish and Fitness and Sports Sciences; Currently licensed in Arizona and working on being licensed in Texas.

Role at CAPS

Pablo is a mental health clinician and liaison with Dean of Students Office (DOS).

Specialty Populations

  • BIPOC
  • Disabled
  • LGBTQIA2s+
  • Neurodivergent
  • High Needs

Specialty Areas

  • ADHD
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Compulsory Sexual Behavior ("Pornography or Sex Addiction")
  • Coping Skills
  • Crisis
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Abuse or Narcissistic Abuse
  • Family Conflict/Family of Origin
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Interpersonal Violence
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Medication Management
  • Men's Issues
  • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury/Self-Harming
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Performance or Test Anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Trichotillomania
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Treatment Approach

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Faith-Based Counseling
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Exposure
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma-Focused
  • Trauma-Informed

Professional Interests

Helping individuals move from post trauma to post traumatic growth; trauma focused, experiential, strength based, person centered approaches are what I enjoy; enjoy crisis work and the team-oriented opportunity it provides; long-term goal to earn Adventure Therapy certification to help veterans and first responders through nature exposure

Personal Interests

Outdoors: hiking, mountain biking, trail running, Jiu Jitsu, leaning into my faith, spending time with my little girl, watching anime, and drawing