Season 2- Episode 25: Dr. Lonnie Rentería - Part III Trauma Healing

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Peter and Tania talk to Lonnie about heal trauma strategies.

Lonnie Renteria enjoys caring for patients of all walks of life, as well as building relationships with them. His goal is to help patients live healthy and fulfilling lives. His interests in psychotherapy include working with BIPOC and LGBTQ communities.

Lonnie has degrees in French from Portland State University, and Forensic Psychology and Clinical Psychology from Argosy University, Seattle, WA. He completed his practicum work at Youth Eastside Services, Bellevue, WA, where he treated children and their families and at Puentes Mental Health, Burien, WA, where he treated refugee and immigrant populations. He worked more recently at University of Washington Valley Medical Center’s Psychiatry and Counseling clinic, where he treated individuals, couples and families.

Lonnie is trained in Emotion-Focused Couples and Individual Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), Narrative and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  He especially enjoys Attachment-based work.

When away from his clinic, Lonnie is busy volunteering with agencies serving immigrant families, reading, binging television shows, or listening to his vinyl collection. He is fluent in English, French, and Spanish and has lived in France, Canada, and Mexico.

He is a lover of art and does what he can to surround himself with beauty. He has a passion for wholistic health and will often talk about yoga. He enjoys cooking and experimenting with making dishes that have international origins.