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Lydia Fabbroni

Calm, practical support for major life stresses

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
New Mexico
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Lydia

Lydia Fabbroni is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience in mental health care. She practices in New Mexico and brings long experience from inpatient psychiatric work and emergency room settings. Lydia emphasizes a practical, steady approach that helps people manage strong emotions and everyday struggles.

Her sessions are collaborative and interactive. She centers validation alongside change so clients feel heard while learning new coping tools. Lydia values respect and sensitivity and aims to create a nonjudgmental space where difficult topics can be discussed honestly.

Background and approach

She uses a range of evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. These tools are used to help with mood problems, anxiety, anger, coping with life changes, and other concerns listed in her profile. Sessions are focused on clear, achievable goals rather than abstract theory.

Lydia also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas and motivational interviewing when helpful. That means sessions may include values clarification, practical skill practice, and small behavior changes that match a person's goals. The work tends to be goal-oriented and stepwise.

People who prefer straightforward, respectful collaboration may find her style a good fit. She explains techniques in plain language and helps clients track progress. For parents or anyone looking for steadier emotion regulation skills and planning, her approach aims to produce usable strategies rather than vague advice.

Evidence-based methods and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. In practice this often means noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match personal goals rather than getting stuck in those thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skill building - identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to change mood and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for strong emotions and impulsivity.

Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Lydia works with each person to match techniques to their needs and goals. That collaborative process may blend ACT, CBT, DBT skills and motivational interviewing so the plan fits the client's situation and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person sessions. Phone sessions can work when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers writing. These options aim to make it easier to practice skills and stay consistent with care.

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.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, trauma and related issues. The profile also lists parenting, relationship and career concerns among her focus areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and interactive, with an emphasis on validation and change. Sessions aim to be respectful and nonjudgmental while building practical skills.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has 20 years of experience that includes inpatient psychiatric work and emergency room social work. That background informs her approach to strong emotions and crisis situations.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an LCSW (licensed clinical social worker) with licence NM LCSW C-06625 and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English

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