Lidia Atencio, LPCC
Compassionate counselor focused on practical progress
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Lidia
Lidia Atencio is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in New Mexico. She brings 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She offers a calm, accepting presence and practical ways to move forward.
Her approach centers on treating people with respect and compassion. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas alongside cognitive behavioral tools to help clients notice thoughts, choose actions, and set manageable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what feels useful for each person rather than fitting anyone into a one-size-fits-all plan. Lidia also draws on attachment-based and client-centered work to support people dealing with family strain, parenting challenges, and intimacy issues. She listens for patterns that influence relationships and helps clients try new ways of communicating and setting boundaries.
The goal is clearer choices, not judgment. She has worked with people facing trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and complex health or caregiving stress. Her experience includes supporting those with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, and career-related stress.
Lidia helps people break problems into small steps and build routines that stick. Sessions may include practical exercises, conversational coaching, and skill practice to manage emotions and behavior. She encourages clients to name realistic goals and track small progress.
If someone wants a collaborative, steady guide through tough life transitions, Lidia aims to offer that steady support.
What Lidia works with
Everything Lidia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lidia helps people with.
- 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 Lidia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Lidia's approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, parenting struggles, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying new behaviors to reduce distress and improve routines like sleep and eating. It often involves practical exercises and short homework tasks. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and can help people improve communication and closeness in their relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the client's needs and adjust as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and goal focused.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter updates, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help therapy fit into work, parenting, and other life demands.
Questions people ask about Lidia
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career issues, ADHD, and many related areas.
What is Lidia's therapy style like?
Her style centers on unconditional positive regard and a collaborative, nonjudgmental approach. She blends acceptance, cognitive tools, and attachment-informed listening to set practical goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working as a counselor and has supported people with trauma, abuse, mood concerns, ADHD, and parenting challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPCC - licensed professional clinical counselor - practicing from New Mexico.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
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 this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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