The New Normal: Managing Anxiety, Insecurity, and Uncertainty

Lia Avellino is a relational psychotherapist specializing in women’s issues and modern love, facilitator, and writer/commentator. She believes that deep and intentional connection is the balm for healing, and that we all have what we need within us to find our way. To this end, Lia has committed her professional life to bringing the science and ethos of therapy out of the clinical realm and into community spaces. In her roles as the Director of Head and Heart at The Well, a science-backed ecosystem for wellness, and the co-founder of Spoke, a community-based organization that provides group support on a variety of life’s challenges with low time commitment and high emotional return, she uses social justice and experiential learning frameworks to empower people to work through issues that are meaningful to them. She graduated with distinction from Columbia University and has received awards for innovative research and excellence in the provision of therapeutic care to underserved populations, while managing a national component of President Obama’s initiative to reduce teen pregnancy across the nation. Her writing and commentary has been featured in GLAMOUR magazine, The American Journal of Sexuality Education, Best Life, and most recently on ABC’s The Tamron Hall Show.