Lydia Mathis

Hi there! My name is Lydia J. Mathis, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC.0022484) practicing in the state of Colorado and offering EMDR, trauma therapy, and parenting support. I specialize in the treatment of trauma, specifically PTSD, C-PTSD, and have extensive experience working with adults, teens, and pregnant people from around the world. My background is in International Disaster Psychology: Trauma and Global Mental Health. I obtained my degree from University of Denver. During my training, I also completed a specialization in maternal and infant mental health, working with individuals in the perinatal period.

In my career, I have worked and trained in a variety of settings since 2017 under the mentorship of other mental health and psychosocial support providers. This journey took me to Kurdistan working with with displaced ISIS survivors, to Northern India with children who experienced labor/sex trafficking, to Costa Rica with youth impacted by gang violence, and to Aurora, Colorado with refugees, new Americans, and survivors of torture. I have a wide breadth of experience treating trauma and supporting cultural identity and navigation.

My approach is collaborative, somatically informed, and strength-based. I am focused on helping you connect with your body, engage resilience, and realize your full potential following change and adversity. I hold a strong social justice and attachment-based orientation, which means I will take time to understand your experience, culture, perspective, and the world you live in. I combine narrative therapy, EMDR, "parts" work, solution-focused work, mindfulness, embodiment, and other trauma processing techniques to help you find your way to wholeness.

I often help clients integrate their belief system into their mental health practices. Belief and faith systems I have direct experience with include: Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Catholicism, Zoroastrian traditions, some African spiritual traditions, Mysticism, and general spirituality.

Starting our work, we will begin by helping you find more functional patterns - better sleep, improved communication, a regulated nervous system, deeper connections, and a sense of meaning in your life. We will find ways to center community connection allowing you heal with and around others through healthy, symbiotic relationships. The goal of our work will be to move you from “stuck in it” to finding your peace and giving you the tools to build a life you want to live.