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Lidia Atencio

Compassionate, practical counseling for families

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Lidia

Lidia Atencio is a licensed professional clinical counselor working in New Mexico. She uses a warm, accepting approach that centers on respect and support. Lidia draws on 16 years of experience to guide people through family and parenting concerns as well as other life stresses.

She focuses on practical goals clients can use at home. Sessions aim to identify small changes that improve daily life. Lidia combines straightforward techniques with steady emotional support to help clients move forward.

Background and approach

Lidia uses several methods depending on a person’s needs. She may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can help people make values-based choices when emotions feel overwhelming.

Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy shape how she builds trust and connection in sessions. These approaches help when relationships, parenting, and family patterns are at the center of concerns. The Gottman Method informs her work when relationship communication and conflict are primary issues.

Her background includes work with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, ADHD, and many other concerns. Lidia also has experience with adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and blended family issues. She offers services in English and accepts international clients.

Practical session options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

Approaches for online family and parenting support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take small actions aligned with their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and making changes that matter in family life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms and improve routines. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lidia will discuss goals, preferences, and everyday constraints to decide which methods fit best. She frames treatment as a collaborative process and adjusts techniques based on what helps most for parenting and family concerns.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit appointments around work, school, and caregiving. They also allow follow-up between meetings and practical coaching when issues arise in daily life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Lidia address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting issues, ADHD, and many related areas.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is based on unconditional positive regard, offering acceptance and nonjudgmental support while helping clients set workable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working as a therapist with a broad range of concerns including trauma, OCD, PTSD, and family issues.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in New Mexico as NM LPCC CCMH0158221.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English

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