Lidia Atencio, LPCC
Compassionate counseling grounded in personal stories
Details
| Name | Lidia Atencio |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPCC |
| Based in | New Mexico |
| Licensed in | New Mexico |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Lidia
Lidia Atencio is a licensed professional clinical counselor practicing in New Mexico. She brings 16 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Lidia works in a straightforward, respectful way that centers each person’s experience.
She uses Narrative approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people make sense of their stories. Sessions focus on clarifying what matters to the client, identifying unhelpful patterns, and building small, practical steps toward change.
Background and approach
Lidia emphasizes acceptance and kindness toward yourself while you make those changes. Her style is rooted in unconditional positive regard. That means she listens without judgment and treats people with respect and compassion.
She supports people in setting goals that match their values and daily realities. Lidia has worked with concerns such as parenting strain, career stress, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and caregiving stress. She also helps with body image, attachment struggles, blended family dynamics, and chronic illness coping.
Her background includes long-term work with people who have faced emotional or physical trauma. Sessions are offered in English and Lidia accepts international clients. She offers a calm, steady presence and practical tools to help people move forward at their own pace.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Lidia works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Lidia among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Lidia directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Lidia directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Using Narrative and ACT strategies online
Online sessions with Lidia draw on Narrative therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that work well across video, phone, chat, and text. Narrative therapy helps people tell and reshape the stories they live by, useful for relationship stress, grief, or identity concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building small actions that fit those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lidia treats the choice of method as a collaborative decision. She will talk with the client about goals and day-to-day needs, try approaches that make sense, and adjust based on what is helpful.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using Narrative and ACT ideas to guide the work.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Lidia works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, addictions, grief, and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach emphasizes Narrative therapy alongside ACT and CBT ideas. She listens without judging and helps people reframe their stories and take values-based steps forward.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including long-term work with people who have experienced emotional or physical trauma.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New Mexico LPCC, licensed as the New Mexico Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (NM LPCC), and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 scheduling according to therapist availability.
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