Dr. Katrina Carrera

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Dr. Katrina Carrera

Dr. Katrina’s focus is treating individuals in emerging, early, and middle adulthood, as well as parents through all perinatal and parenthood stages.

🧠 Holistic Perinatal Psychologist

🌱 Perinatal Mental Health Certified

🗝️ Trauma Cycle Breaker

🤍 Conscious Parent

🪷 Founder & Director Lotus Perinatal

🇺🇸 PSYPACT Telehealth Provider

🔗 https://linktr.ee/lotus.perinatal Katrina (Macias) Carrera, Psy.D., PMH-C
Director of Lotus Mental Health Group
Licensed Psychologist (FL , PSYPACT APIT #15682)
Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist (PSI11147)
Language: English

Dr. Katrina is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist providing teletherapy to individuals and parents located in any PSYPACT state: https://psypact.org/mpage/psypactmap. As a clinician from a multi-cultural background with over a decade of diverse behavioral and mental health experience, Dr. Katrina is equipped to serve a variety of populations with care to each patient’s individual values, culture, and faith or worldview. She is passionate about helping others along their mental health and personal growth journeys, as she knows the life-changing power of therapy firsthand and truly “practices what she preaches.” As a wife and mother, she also knows how crucial mental health support is throughout these role transitions. She takes a collaborative approach to create a highly personalized treatment plan for each patient to achieve their unique goals, incorporating evidence-based therapies as well as resources that contribute to wellness in other areas of life that ultimately impact overall mental wellness. She utilizes a trauma-informed, holistic/whole-person approach to treat adults in need of support with:

- Overcoming unhealthy family cycles
- Perinatal mood issues
- Entering parenthood / parenting challenges
- Healing from trauma
- Relationships and communication
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Self-esteem and identity formation issues
- LGBTQA-related difficulties
- Life changes and adjustment problems

Throughout the course of therapy, Dr. Katrina’s patients come to better understand their emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal patterns and learn skills to better cope with, navigate, and overcome barriers to greater peace and fulfillment in their life. Contact Lotus Mental Health Group today (info@lotusmhg.com / 561-20-LOTUS) and request a complimentary video consultation with Dr. Katrina to see if she is the right fit for your mental health goals!

12/16/2025

You are 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 of surrounding yourself with others — friends, partners, family (given or chosen), providers, mentors — who support your nervous system safety and access to a peaceful, joyful life. You just have to get your mind out of the way so your body can speak!

𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 ✨

12/15/2025

Give yourself 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 as you 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄. 🤍

12/12/2025

There's so much I could say while I sit and reflect on my breastfeeding journey. As we move through our gradual weaning period, nearing the four year mark, I'm ready to lead us to close this chapter and feel my shift out of active postpartum. My mama heart is overjoyed with how fulfilling and beneficial breastfeeding has been for our family. Just WOW. 🥹 I could go on and on and on about...

💞 the postpartum mental health benefits for mom

💞 the incredible custom-made antibodies and oral development/dental health benefits for children

💞 how valuable lactation education and support is for postpartum families

💞 the powerful co-regulation and sleep support tool it is (for both mom and child) through the ups and downs of postpartum

💞 the need for more education about the benefits and biological normality of breastfeeding beyond infancy

💞 the full-time hours this labor of love entails

💞 how magical it is to know that mom's body alone can create and sustain life!
..BUT I'll focus on this one takeaway. 𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. It didn't happen by luck. It required intentional planning and heartfelt support through many adjustments and re-adjustments.

𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰.

Here's what this looked like:

🍼 my husband cooking all meals for me for a long while in earlier postpartum

🍼 changing our bedroom setup to accommodate for breastfeeding comfort 'round the clock

🍼 loved ones providing hands-on support with housework in early years so I could focus on being responsive and available for my son

🍼 words of encouragement in the throes of oral tie revisions, cluster feeding, sleep regressions, and teething exhaustion

🍼 financially planning for my maternity leave and transition from full-time to part-time work after my leave

🍼 breastfeeding in shared/public spaces with others who made me feel comfortable and respected

🍼 childcare support remaining flexible to accommodate ongoing changes to our breastfeeding routine throughout my workdays

🍼 family and friends being supportive of pitstops for breastfeeding during shared time and activities together

12/10/2025

Working on being the most regulated and intentional parent you can be is a great goal — and yet, even the most practiced parent will have moments of dysregulation and interactions that impact their children in ways they did not intend. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱.

The parent who can take 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 for their mistakes, hold 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 for their child's feelings, and express genuine 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 with plans for ongoing repair teaches their child an incredibly valuable life skills in knowing...

🤍 healthy relationships are not perfect + they also don't have to be perfect

🤍 mutual accountability, empathy, and genuine apologies are a normal and loving part of healthy relationships

🤍 working through challenges is realistic and manageable with safe people

🤍 recognizing safe people and healthy relationships is easy because they have seen and experienced it firsthand

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?

12/10/2025

Learning how to 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿 is exactly how you can arrive at a feeling of 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 about childbirth.

Use the 🔗 in bio to connect so I can show you how. 🫶🏻

12/06/2025

Like in childbirth, the mother-baby dyad is a 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 system in the postpartum period.

Many of the physical and mental health challenges that mothers and babies face in postpartum arise because healthcare, support, and family systems are not properly educated about or accommodating for what actually supports their postpartum biology for optimal recovery, attachment, and lactation.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘮. 🤍

12/03/2025

Mastering this skill is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿. 💥

My team and I at can show you how. Book a free discovery call using the 🔗 in bio!

12/01/2025

Your family and friends probably won't remember what your decorations looked like or what you gifted them... but they will always remember how you made them feel.

The work you do on yourself is 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀. ✨

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯?

11/26/2025

Boundaries don't mean inevitable shouting, harsh words, or holiday disaster. 🚫

You can choose to hold the boundaries that protect your peace this holiday with 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 💓

Keep these simply stated boundaries in your back pocket this season. You've got this! 😉

11/19/2025

Some postpartum parents have a built-in village... 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥.

Parenting challenges you to be more intentional in seeking your own support so that you can be a sturdy support for your children. If you don't have a built-in village, continue to seek out the version that's uniquely yours until you feel truly supported. 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🤍

11/16/2025

𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 for postpartum parents is the most valuable gift you can give a growing family and newborn because it means that baby's parent can preserve more time and energy for being with and bonding with their baby — and that's 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 what babies need.

Of course, there will be times when postpartum parents can be supported by you offering to hold their baby so they can do something for themselves. However, more often than not, offering to prepare a meal, do laundry, clean, or run errands will be the real game changer for their family.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴?

11/12/2025

Listen, don't get me wrong... I lovvve going down a Pinterest rabbit hole for nursery decor inspo. 🤩

However, with time and energy being limited in pregnancy, it's important to know what 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘮.

Did you know...
➡️ 1 in 3 parents report having a traumatic birth experience?
➡️ 2 out of 3 couples report decreased relationship satisfaction in the first three years of postpartum?

Childbirth and relationship education and preparation can 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 your likelihood of navigating birth and your postpartum relationship adjustment in a way that supports mental health and family connection. 💓

𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶?

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