Veronica Tovar, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Modesto, CA — therapist at ThriveTalk

Veronica Tovar

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

14 yrs experience

Updated August 3, 2026 How we verify

About

Veronica Tovar is a Modesto, California native and founder of Breathing Through Counseling & Wellness Services. She is a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) who works with infants, children, adolescents, and their families, using play therapy and trauma-informed approaches. She discovered her focus on children's mental health during an internship supporting women and their children in recovery.

Services

  • Child mental health
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Anxiety
  • ADHD
  • Behavioral issues
  • Depression
  • OCD
  • School problems
  • Self-harm
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Child-Centered Play Therapy
  • Sandplay Therapy
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • TraumaPlay
  • Synergetic Play Therapy
  • AutPlay Therapy
  • FirstPlay Therapy
  • Child & Adolescent Therapy
  • Play Therapy

State licenses

  • California · License #75358 · LCSW Active

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 9 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity anchor, credentials, practice name, specialties, modalities, populations, fees, insurance, session formats, years in practice, education (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1518205236, full legal name Veronica Renee Tovar, LCSW credential, license number 75358 CA, taxonomy Social Worker Clinical, active enumeration status, primary/mailing addresses (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

provider website (About page)

  • Education (UC Irvine BA, CSU Stanislaus MSW, Portland State ITMH certificate), RPT credential, trauma-informed yoga certification, play therapy modality list, personal background, headshot photo (breathingthroughcounseling.com)

provider website (home/contact)

Instagram

  • Personal social profile handle matching full legal name Veronica Renee Tovar (instagram.com)

Facebook business page

  • Practice Facebook page for Breathing Through Counseling & Wellness Services (facebook.com)

Yelp business listing

  • Business listing exists for Veronica Tovar / Breathing Through in Modesto, CA; page could not be fetched directly (403) and no star rating was extractable from search snippets (yelp.com)

directory listing (TherapyFinder)

  • Secondary directory listing confirms practice name and location; specialties/fees/insurance not disclosed on this listing (therapyfinder.com)

Zocdoc directory (different provider, used to rule out name collision)

  • A distinct provider, Veronica Tovar-Castro, LCSW-C (Maryland), MSW from Simmons University, is a different person and was excluded from this profile (zocdoc.com)
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