Lidia Atencio
Compassionate, goal-focused therapy with practical tools
LPCC New Mexico
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Lidia
Lidia Atencio is a licensed professional clinical counselor who draws on 16 years of experience to help people navigate stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, mood concerns, and a range of life transitions. She practices from a collaborative, client-centered stance that emphasizes respect, compassion, and practical goal setting.
Background and approach
Lidia brings Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her work alongside other approaches to help clients identify patterns, build coping skills, and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Her clinical background includes supporting people through depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and sexual issues, parenting and family challenges, ADHD, and effects of physical or emotional abuse.
Additional focus areas include attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and eating issues, and communication or commitment difficulties. Licensed in New Mexico as an LPCC, she offers care informed by evidence-based techniques while honoring each person's values and experiences.
Clients can expect a nonjudgmental environment where treatment goals are developed collaboratively and adapted to individual needs. Lidia works with a broad array of concerns and integrates approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused methods, and client-centered principles to support lasting change and practical coping.
Therapeutic Approaches Applied to Online Care
Lidia commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and build coping skills, which is helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. ACT emphasizes values, mindfulness, and committed action to help people accept difficult experiences while moving toward meaningful goals, which can support coping with life changes and chronic conditions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time to match progress and changing priorities. This collaborative stance helps tailor care so clients feel involved in planning and practicing strategies that matter to them.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to attend regularly around work, family, or health constraints and allow therapists to use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness exercises in ways that fit remote communication. Licensed professionals can deliver consistent evidence-informed approaches while accommodating busy schedules and geographic distance.
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Experience
16+ years
Licensed
New Mexico
Languages
English