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Board questions drinking during tolling as Dr. Vanessa Perossier seeks early termination of probation after 2020 DUI

California Board of Behavioral Sciences · November 26, 2025
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Dr. Vanessa Perossier told the Board of Behavioral Sciences she considers a 2020 DUI an isolated incident and described rehabilitation steps and clinical work; board members pressed her about drinking during periods when probation was tolled and closed the record for deliberation.

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences heard sworn testimony Nov. 20 from Dr. Vanessa Lee Perossier, who requested early termination of disciplinary probation arising from a 2020 driving-under-the-influence conviction. Administrative Law Judge Christopher Dietrich presided over the Office of Administrative Hearings matter (OAH case 2025100975); Deputy Attorney General Anahita Crawford presented the accusation and documentary exhibits.

Crawford told the board that Perossier’s license was placed on probation under a stipulated settlement effective 07/22/2021 following a DUI conviction on 08/20/2020. The deputy attorney…

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