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Speaker Bio

Dr. Lydiana Garcia is a seasoned Boricua licensed psychologist in California. She is also the host of the bilingual podcast about overcoming life adversities and traumas - The Beyond Resilience Life; and the newer podcast about the journey psychotherapists embark to reclaim their inherited gifts and truth - Licensed Psychologist, Now What?. She has a small private practice, mostly virtual, and specializes in healing trauma integrating the body, the mind, and the spirit; some of her training include EMDR, Trauma Focused CBT, Sensoriomotor Psychotherapy Level 1, Trauma Resiliency Model level 2, Interpersonal Psychotherapy. She works with adults, teens and their families, mothers and caregivers.

Details
  • Role
    Mental Health Professional
  • Pronouns
    She/Her/Hers
  • Languages
    English, Hablo Español
  • Gender
    Cisgender
  • Speaking Engagements
    Workshop, Panel, Keynote, Support Group
Top 6 Most Requested Speaking Topics

Resilience after Trauma - how to overcome life adversities and traumas and restore before trauma functioning

Parenting Teens - tips to create healthy relationships with their teen children, filled with communication, trust, and managing when they misbehave

Becoming a Psychologist - recommendations regarding the steps required to become a psychologist and finding our path and calling along the way

Coping Skills for anxiety and stress - basic coping skills to manage and decrease anxiety and stress

Sexual Abuse in children and teens - information about how it happens and affects the children, teens, and their families, and finding ways to heal from it

Trainings/Workshops Offered

Trauma-Informed Practices - psychoeducation about how trauma impacts our overall functioning, finding ways to take these into consideration when providing therapy and other services, and learning basic skills to help your trauma cases

Creating a Self-Regulation Plan - assessing the current level of distress, and exploring mostly sensory-based skills to help regulate ourselves

 

Education
  • Institution
    Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
  • Degree
    Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Location
  • 8726 South Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90045, United States

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