Lia DeLand, MS, Licensed Therapist
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| Lia DeLand, M.S. Counseling Psychology |
Lia is a graduate of Stanford University, has an M.S. (cum laude) in
Counseling Psychology. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well
as a National Certified Counselor and has specialized in trauma
resolution, eating disorders, and somatic disorders. She has worked with
a wide range of adolescents, from those incarcerated in Juvenile Hall for
violent crimes to gifted singers, dancers, actors, and musicians in an arts
conservatory.
Lia likes to use a holistic mind/body/spirit approach that enables
adolescents to connect to their own inner strength and wisdom. In addition
to meditation, breathwork, sound therapy, and art therapy, she uses IFS
(Internal Family Systems) therapy to gently reveal, clarify, and transform the
internal dynamics that are keeping people stuck in self-defeating patterns.
Utilizing an adolescent’s own spiritual framework and questions to
facilitate growth is one of Lia’s special interests. She has made extensive
personal study of a variety of spiritual practices, including Christianity,
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Shamanism, and has used practices such as
vision questing and firewalking to support her own spiritual journey.
Lia has spent most of her life in northern California, was married for 22
years, and managed to survive the “normal” (i.e., turbulent) adolescence of
two sons, now in their 20’s.
Counseling Psychology. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well
as a National Certified Counselor and has specialized in trauma
resolution, eating disorders, and somatic disorders. She has worked with
a wide range of adolescents, from those incarcerated in Juvenile Hall for
violent crimes to gifted singers, dancers, actors, and musicians in an arts
conservatory.
Lia likes to use a holistic mind/body/spirit approach that enables
adolescents to connect to their own inner strength and wisdom. In addition
to meditation, breathwork, sound therapy, and art therapy, she uses IFS
(Internal Family Systems) therapy to gently reveal, clarify, and transform the
internal dynamics that are keeping people stuck in self-defeating patterns.
Utilizing an adolescent’s own spiritual framework and questions to
facilitate growth is one of Lia’s special interests. She has made extensive
personal study of a variety of spiritual practices, including Christianity,
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Shamanism, and has used practices such as
vision questing and firewalking to support her own spiritual journey.
Lia has spent most of her life in northern California, was married for 22
years, and managed to survive the “normal” (i.e., turbulent) adolescence of
two sons, now in their 20’s.
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