Lydia joins us as a second year graduate student at Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work. She has clinical experience working with individuals with substance use, providing strengths-based care at Pyramid Healthcare and completed previous clinical training at Supreme Wellness Recovery. Lydia completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. She has utilized her background to both teach art and facilitate a therapeutic expressive arts group. Lydia uses an integrated approach to therapy that is both trauma-informed and person-centered to meet each individual where they are in a collaborative, compassionate, and gender-affirming environment.