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Lidia Atencio, LPCC

Experienced counselor focused on practical change

16 years in practice · based in New Mexico · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Lidia

Lidia Atencio is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in New Mexico. She brings 16 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship stress. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental, focused on practical steps clients can use day to day.

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Attachment-based and client-centered approaches shape how she builds trusting conversations about painful experiences.

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Background and approach

The Gottman Method informs her work when relationship patterns are part of the concern. Many clients come for help with phobias, panic, and patterns that limit daily life. She also addresses parenting strain, grief, substance concerns, attention differences, and anger.

Sessions focus on clear goals, simple skills, and small changes that add up over time. Lidia works with people who have experienced abuse or physical trauma and helps them reconnect with safety and routine. She uses straightforward language rather than clinical jargon, so conversations are easy to follow even when emotions run high.

Her approach begins with acceptance and respect. From there she helps create achievable steps and practices to reduce distress and improve relationships, sleep, or daily functioning. She invites each person to move at their own pace and build skills they can use long after sessions end.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small actions that match those values. Online sessions can include exercises and brief between-session practices to build those habits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns and trying new ways of responding; it often uses short practical tasks that work well with video or messaging follow-ups. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps clients practice new ways of relating during conversations.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and concerns, explain options, and adapt methods based on what feels most useful. Clients and therapist make decisions collaboratively and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - offer flexibility for different needs. Video lets you work face to face for interactive exercises. Phone can be easier on low bandwidth days or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or when scheduling makes a synchronous conversation difficult. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between sessions.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, addictions, grief, phobias, sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and many other life difficulties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, rooted in acceptance. She uses practical skills and goal-setting along with listening and support.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working as a counselor with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and mood disorders.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is licensed as an LPCC in New Mexico and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English

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