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Feliz Molina, MFA, MSW, ACSW
I am a first-generation Asian American psychotherapist and writer born and raised in Los Angeles. I studied and practiced mindfulness and meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition while majoring in Writing & Literature and Religious Studies at Naropa University. During my undergraduate studies, I studied with meditation teachers in Sikkim, India, and continue to practice mindfulness and meditation. After my undergraduate work, I received a fellowship to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Arts at Brown University and a scholarship to pursue a Master of Social Work at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.
At the University of Chicago I studied under William Borden, completed a clinical casework internship at Heartland Alliance Human Care Services where I worked with families, and completed a psychotherapy internship at Thrive Counseling Center where I worked with a diverse population of teens and adults. For both internships, I treated clients with depression, anxiety, PTSD, relational trauma, racial trauma, eating disorders, and addictive behaviors.
Since returning to Los Angeles, I have worked with diverse populations as a clinical social worker at Step Up On Second in Hollywood where I provided Telehealth and in-person crisis care services to my clients in a Housing First program during the Covid-19 pandemic. Thereafter, I worked at The Hills Treatment Center in Laurel Canyon using trauma informed therapy to treat clients with addictive behaviors and trauma where I provided individual, family, and group therapy and psycho-education.
Using an intersectional framework and collaborative approach is integral to my therapeutic process. I perform client-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and psychodynamic therapy that involves Acceptance Commitment Therapy, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, expressive arts/narrative therapy, psychoanalytic, and mindfulness practices.
In addition to my work as a psychotherapist, I am the author of several books of poetry and prose, and my work has been published in various anthologies and literary journals. You can see my work at https://felizluciamolina.com
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
B.A., Writing & Literature
MFA., Literary Arts, Brown University
M.A. Social Work, University of Chicago Emphasis in Clinical Practice
PhD in ABD, The European Graduate School
Published Author
Associate Clinical Social Worker in CA #92952
Under Supervision of Sylvia Mejia LMFT#111909