Dr. Katrina Carrera

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

๐Ÿง  Holistic Perinatal Psychologist

๐ŸŒฑ Perinatal Mental Health Certified

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Trauma Cycle Breaker

๐Ÿค Conscious Parent

๐Ÿชท Founder & Director Lotus Perinatal

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ PSYPACT Telehealth Provider

๐Ÿ”— 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 Speci

alist (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 patientโ€™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 โ€œpractices what she preaches.โ€ 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. Katrinaโ€™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!

Take your time ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฆ‹
04/20/2026

Take your time ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฆ‹

Shout out to all the superhero birth support partners protecting the dignified rite of passage through childbirth ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป...
04/17/2026

Shout out to all the superhero birth support partners protecting the dignified rite of passage through childbirth ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Share the one you're currently working on ๐Ÿค
04/13/2026

Share the one you're currently working on ๐Ÿค

BE KIND ALWAYS. โค๏ธโ€๐ŸฉนRemember that you never know the invisible battles someone is fighting. LESS assumption and critique...
04/08/2026

BE KIND ALWAYS. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

Remember that you never know the invisible battles someone is fighting.

LESS assumption and critique. โžก๏ธ MORE compassion and encouragement.

BE KIND ALL THE TIME. โค๏ธโ€๐ŸฉนRemember that you never know the invisible battles someone is fighting.LESS assumption and cri...
04/07/2026

BE KIND ALL THE TIME. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

Remember that you never know the invisible battles someone is fighting.

LESS assumption and criticism. โžก๏ธ MORE compassion and encouragement.

Believe their concerns, requests, needs, boundaries... ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€.
04/06/2026

Believe their concerns, requests, needs, boundaries... ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€.

It is truly such an honor to support and bear witness to the relentless love, growth, and overcoming of mamas ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿค ...
04/01/2026

It is truly such an honor to support and bear witness to the relentless love, growth, and overcoming of mamas ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿค

Pregnancy and postpartum tends to bring a great deal of unsolicited advice and debate your way. Even with the best of in...
03/24/2026

Pregnancy and postpartum tends to bring a great deal of unsolicited advice and debate your way. Even with the best of intentions by others, this can interrupt your peace and drain your energy โ€” but you don't have to participate!

๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿค

03/21/2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Minimal words ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Low volume ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Calm tone ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Slow pace ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Soft expressions ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Modeling soothing ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Empathetic presence

Did you know that infants and toddlers need repeated experiences of ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด a trusted caretaker's regulation (๐˜ช.๐˜ฆ., ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ-๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ) in order to *begin* to develop their independent regulation abilities in early childhood? This means that older children and adolescents will still need co-regulation support and modeling as well, as they expand and refine their regulation capacity over time.

Adults who did NOT receive repetitive co-regulation throughout their own development will find that they are ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ of "borrowing" regulation from trusted others to develop, expand, and refine their regulation capacity over time, too.

For children (and many adults), regulation is something they have to be ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ.

*Note that I'm sharing this message as an adult who is still actively working on expanding and refining my own regulation capacity! I have to be intentional about seeking co-regulation with my trusted loved ones so I can offer my regulation to my child, my family, and my clients. No one is born with this skill and we are all capable of developing it with practice.

Check in parents ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ for a brief moment of self reflection... How are we doing with this y'all? How are we demonstrati...
03/20/2026

Check in parents ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ for a brief moment of self reflection...

How are we doing with this y'all? How are we demonstrating this to our kids? How can we keep and embody this perspective even more?

Give yourself grace โ€” but never stop finding room for growth.

Share your favorite ways to practice this in the comments ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Imagine what could be discovered, understood, and addressed if you replaced criticism with ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† in your parenting l...
03/19/2026

Imagine what could be discovered, understood, and addressed if you replaced criticism with ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† in your parenting life. ๐Ÿ’ญ

Mastering self-attunement and self-compassion positions you to provide the attunement and compassion your children need most.

๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ. It can birth cycles of self doubt, disconne...
03/19/2026

๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ. It can birth cycles of self doubt, disconnection from intuition, outsourcing of personal and parental authority, and circumstances in which women are approached with control and a lack of respect... and this creates and exacerbates mental health difficulties far beyond the postpartum period.

๐˜Œ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐Ÿชท

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