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!

10/27/2025

Lovingly holding you accountable 🤍

[and we've got your back at every step of the way]

"𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶."

10/26/2025

You deserve to be surrounded by people who 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

Deep connections are essential for mental health — and vulnerable authenticity is essential for deep connection.

You have to 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to attract what's 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

10/22/2025

And yet... one of the most effective ways to discover how to nurture and heal your inner child is through what you learn while nurturing the child in front of you. The next generation can guide us in ways beyond our comprehension if we remain humble and open to the process.

𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 ✊🏻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁!

10/19/2025

This is one of my favorite tips to share with parents in regard to child behavior... 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 🔎 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺?

10/15/2025

Let's clear the air from all the myths and misunderstandings that make the vulnerable postpartum parent believe they are failing when they are NOT‼️

10/14/2025

🗝️🗝️🗝️

10/07/2025

*Bringing this one back because it continues to be so relevant ⚠️

Humans aren't built to be connected to so many sources of distressing information every day, all at once, all day long. The constant "open door" of information from news sources flowing into our minds and homes increases our 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱, and we don't realize the toll this takes on our energy, nervous system, relationships, and worldview. We simply 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 when ongoing indications of danger invade the four walls in which we are meant to feel most safe to rest, relax, and restore. Instead, we are living in fight-flight-freeze states, and our health is suffering for it. This applies to adults and especially to children, who listen to and absorb more than we think.

Now, don't get me wrong. Being informed and involved in our world and our communities holds great importance. However, boundaries are critical if we want to do so effectively — particularly in a time when individuals and parents are feeling more overwhelmed and overextended than ever.

𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶...

Try a NEWS DETOX and see what it does for your mind, body, and spirit. ✨ Whether one day or one week, put the apps on hold, choose lighthearted television (or better yet, turn it off altogether), and connect with nature, yourself, and your loved ones. Before you return to engaging with news sources, think about how you can do so with extra awareness, intentionality, and boundaries in place.

Have you already done a news detox? How did it go?

10/05/2025

You're probably not the first cycle breaker in your family line, and you might not be the last... but one thing is certain: 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 💭

10/01/2025

The idea of "bouncing back" and "getting back to normal" will never be a helpful goal or expectation because it does not align with the reality that there is a 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 after birth and the former "you" does not exist as before.

Acknowledging this helps normalize the natural grieving process as well as the adjustment challenges along the way, while creating space for celebration and wonderment, too.

𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. 🤍

09/24/2025

Mindset changes everything...

"𝙄 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺."

"𝙄 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱."

"𝙄 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮."

"𝙄 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥."

How do you practice a positive parenting mindset? 💭

06/27/2025

I'll never take for granted the honor and privilege it is to walk alongside another person on their journey of healing and growing. I'm constantly humbled and inspired.

06/21/2025

Your family, your children, your business... all of these 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. They simply cannot thrive when you are running on empty. An important part of your job is discovering and prioritizing what fills your cup and supports your mind-body-spirit health. We can help you. 🤍

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳?

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Plantation, FL

Telephone

+15612065887

Website

http://www.lotusperinatal.com/

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