Lidia Atencio, LPCC

Lidia Atencio is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in New Mexico. She brings 16 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. She uses practical strategies and a warm, accepting stance to help clients feel heard and move forward.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and attachment-informed work. That means sessions often focus on noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, experimenting with new behaviors, and clarifying values to guide change. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with simple tools people can try between meetings.

Lidia has supported people facing a wide range of concerns. These include stress, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also works with challenges tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and body image.

Her style centers on unconditional positive regard - offering respect and support without judgment. She helps each person set clear, realistic goals and practices techniques that fit their life. Meetings aim to be straightforward and practical, not full of jargon.

People who choose Lidia can expect a steady, compassionate guide who pairs evidence-informed approaches with attention to values and relationships. She welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Lidia draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of daily functioning. CBT sessions often include behavioral experiments, simple thought records, and step-by-step plans to test new ways of coping. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy complements that work by helping people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are difficult. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, especially in close relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Lidia will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made so the work stays useful and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and use of worksheets, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging can keep momentum between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use techniques in real time.