About

Lydia is a trauma-focused and relational therapist who works with individuals, families, and couples. She believes that the client is the expert in their experience and she engages with a curious and collaborative approach. Lydia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), as well as the Ackerman Relational Approach. She is a trained meditation teacher and integrates mindfulness and body awareness into her therapy sessions. Lydia received her Master of Social Work degree from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, and is currently training at the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Lydia has experience working with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, loss of connection, difficulty communicating or difficulty trusting people, shame, self-harm, thoughts of suicide, and other post-traumatic symptoms. She has worked with survivors of domestic violence and emotional abuse, survivors of childhood abuse and/or neglect, recent immigrants to the US, members of the LGBTQA+ community, war veterans, and families with foster children. She speaks English and Spanish.