Audrey Garcia, LCSW
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Locations
Practice Locations
Children's Colorado Therapy Care - Highlands Ranch
720-478-4123
Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora
720-777-1234
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
Generational Trauma, Macro-level advocacy in domestic and intimate partner violence populations, family-based eating disorder therapy.
Care Philosophy
I am a person-centered therapist who emphasizes empowerment through autonomy. I approach the therapeutic process with my patient in the driver's seat, caregivers in tow, while I supply the road map with avenues for approaching difficult problems in ways that are compatible with how the patient processes and aligns with, occasionally re-routing them based on barriers we encounter or pathways that we outgrow through experience and time.
Specialties
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Conditions & Treatments
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Mental Health and Behavior
, Anxiety / Worry / Panic Attacks, Eating behaviors, Eating Disorders, Parent coaching, Trauma, Weight management
Education & Training
Undergraduate Schools
BSW, Minnesota State University–Mankato (MN)
Graduate Schools
MSW, Walden University
Professional Memberships
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, Member
Research & Grants
Research Interests for Patients
My interests lie in the intermittent programming development and group integration.
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
Referring Patients Link
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
My interests lie closely around the psychological impacts of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, anxiety and panic, as well as Feeding and Eating Disorders. My range of interests are always expanding, and I am a forever-learner, so I take on all challenges with intrinsic motivation to be as helpful as possible, while knowing limits and offering tools for alternative providers and outlets to help make the change the patient and family need.
Research Interest for Referring Providers
I am very interested in the intersectionality of exposure to domestic violence and the use of emergency services or specialty outpatient health services to manage conscious and unconscious somatic symptoms of this exposure. There is extensive literature around the efficacy of healthcare-centric interventions such as screening and direct referral ports for survivors and their families with over 20 years of consistent proof, however these practices are limited to the states which participated in Futures Without Violence's first initiative dating back to 2000. I'd like to capitalize on evidence gathered over the course of almost 25 years and build onto it, Colorado-specific policy measures and addendums that offer feasible and money-saving methods for this public health crisis.
