Lyda Holguin-Gaviria, Ph.D, LCPC, LMHC, NCC

Faculty

Biography

Dr. Lyda Holguin-Gaviria is a counselor educator and supervisor, who is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland and Florida, and a National Board-Certified Counselor. She proudly identifies herself as an immigrant in the United States. Dr. Holguin-Gaviria completed her Post-doctoral Fellowship at Florida Atlantic University, Ph.D. in counseling at The George Washington University, and master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Villanova University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Cali-Colombia. Her clinical and research interests are dedicated to understanding mental health issues in immigrants and minoritized populations compromised as a result of trauma, poverty, micro- and macro aggressions, and other remarkable factors associated with the process of cultural adjustment. Dr. Holguin-Gaviria is also interested in promoting research that is more inclusive and accurately represents the heterogeneity and diversity of Latinos in their research samples.