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LILIANA BAYLON
BICULTURAL, BILINGUAL THERAPIST IN LAKEWOOD and online ACROSS COLORADO, TEXAS, NEW MEXICO AND IOWA
From as long as you can remember, you’ve straddled at least two different cultural worlds. There was never a roadmap laid out for you to follow, and it can feel disorientating and exhausting moving in and out of different worlds at home, work, and in your relationships. The disconnect and tensions between the expectations of the different cultural worlds often feel unbridgeable, and you feel like nobody from any ‘side’ really understands.
You feel overwhelmed, disconnected, distracted and anxious, and wish you could find peace in yourself and in your relationships.
You’re in the right Place. You belong here.
I’m here to help you find healing bridges in yourself, your relationships, and to navigate your working life.
How I work
At the core of my approach to therapy is a belief that you are enough.
If you’ve found your way to my corner of the internet, I’m guessing that it may have not been easy to find a therapist that you feel might actually get you. I’m so glad you’re here.
Being bicultural and bilingual myself, I know all too well how challenging it can be moving between cultural worlds at home, work, and in your relationships. In therapy with me, we will get curious about the different worlds you are navigating in a non-judgemental space where all the parts of you are truly welcome.
I’m a firm believer that you are the expert of you, and come with a huge amount of strength, knowing, and resilience from adapting to different environments and systems through your life. I see my role as helping you express your truths, explore cultural views, hurts, and barriers you’ve faced, and unlock possibilities open to you. I take a collaborative approach and draw on a range of modalities, including emotion-focused therapy, EMDR, and the Gottman Method in couples therapy.
I’m not your average therapist. Clients often tell me that they value my authentic and approachable style. I bring warmth, humor, and a genuine interest to our sessions, creating an environment where you feel at ease to share your truths.
HEre’s what I believe about therapy:
This isn't about becoming someone "different."
This won’t become just another space in your life where you feel like you are being moulded into something or someone else. In fact, our goal is to help you discover and become more yourself and feel more connected up at home, at work, and in your relationships.
Therapy should make space to focus on your internal and external worlds
Many types of therapy have such an intense focus on the internal world that external circumstances rarely get a look in. I recognise that those of us who are bicultural or multicultural from migrant, immigrant, and first-generation backgrounds confront real challenges and barriers as we navigate different environments and systems, which can have profound psychological impacts. In therapy with me, there is space for these to be held in mind.
Therapy should speak your language
In therapy where bilingual clients have only the option to speak one language, there’s a lot that can’t be said or can get lost in translation. Being Spanish-English bilingual, you can feel safe in the knowledge that you have the choice to move between languages, so you can find your voice, speak your truth and be heard on your own terms in the words that resonate most deeply with you.
My specialties
Training & Credentials
I hold a Master's Degree of Science in Counseling/Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy. I also have a Master’s of Business Administration specializing in Marketing.
I have the following credentials:
American Association for Marriage and Family Thearpy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA) Approved Consultant & EMDR Certified
International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) Certified EFIT, EFCT, EFFT Therapist & Supervisor
Registered Play Therapist Supervisor
Synergetic Play Therapist Consultant
Level 2 Training - The Gottman Method (Couples Therapy),
Independent Facilitator of the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Way
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