Lacey Alvarez

I specialize in treating people who have experienced trauma, mood disorders, eating disorders, and psychosis. My expertise includes working with adults, youth, and families. I am passionate about working with adolescents and young adults on identity formation. Most youth I have worked with have identified as part of the LGBTQ+ community, with particular focus on gender identity and affirmation. As a holistic practitioner, I give consideration for intersectional factors of race, ability, culture, and other dimensions of identity as well.

Being a compassionate human being is paramount in my practice. I draw from a variety of techniques, including CBT, ACT, and MBSR. Much of my work draws from evidence-based trauma-informed models such as the ARC model and the Sanctuary model. I view each situation through the theoretical lenses of intersectional feminism and systems theory.

In our first session, we will meet and get to know a little about each other. I will provide an outline of what to expect in session, and then provide space for you to talk about what brought you to my practice. We can then review any potential risk factors and safety plan as needed. Often, I will ask clients to enact a "take home" practice to try on their own and check in the next week to see how it worked. This first session will be more structured than other sessions to help decrease client anxiety about first meetings and set the tone for all future sessions.