Once she received her MSW- Lilia began working at a foster care agency in Bronx, NY. Lilia worked in foster care for nearly five years, providing therapy to children / families of trauma; and also psycho-education and training to foster parents. Upon leaving the field of foster care, Lilia joined the ranks of the intensely challenged psychotherapists at Montefiore Outpatient Treatment Center in the Bronx. Her clientele consisted of patients with severe mental illness (chronic depression, substance abuse, PTSD, anxiety, psychosis, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, etc.).
At Montefiore, Lilia began providing alternative healing methods for her patients such as Reiki, work with crystal energies, breath work, and other holistic treatment modalities. It was of her own effort and interest that she incorporated such treatments. The blend of psychotherapy and energy work proved very effective in improving outcomes for clients who had been in treatment for years. It was through this experience that Lilia’s passion and gift of healing truly ignited; particularly the desire to provide deep healing to those with the greatest needs.
