MayLinh Lucio, LMSW

MayLihn (She/Her)

(512) 607-9360 xt 73

MayLinh Lucio

LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker
Supervised by Randi Woodruff, LCSW-S

$120 / 55-minute session (Sliding Scale Available)

Insurances in Network:
Whole Foods Insurance
BCBS (PPO)
Aetna

Fields of Specialization:
Children, teens, young adults, and adults
Eating disorders and body image
Anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation
Trauma and domestic violence recovery
Postpartum and motherhood support
Life transitions and identity development
Family support and relational challenges


I work great with...

  • Teens and young adults whose "I'm fine" doesn't actually feel fine. School, friendships, family, the relentless noise of social media, and the quiet pressure to figure out who you're supposed to be. It's a lot. You don't have to keep doing it on your own. Together we'll find some real ground to stand on, build practical tools for the hard moments, and make room for you to feel more like yourself.

  • Anyone whose relationship with food or their body has become exhausting. Whether it's been years or you're just starting to name what's going on, this can feel isolating and heavy to carry. We'll work together with care and zero judgment, untangling the patterns that have kept you stuck and helping you build a relationship with food and your body that feels less like a battle and more like home.

  • Kids who feel things big. Some kids are wired to feel everything more deeply, and the world doesn't always know what to do with that. They deserve a space that meets them where they are, with warmth, play, and real respect for what they're working through. Together we'll help them find words for what's going on inside, build coping tools that actually work, and feel more confident in who they are.

  • Survivors of trauma or domestic violence who are looking for a steady place to begin healing. What you've been through is real, and so is the toll it takes. You don't have to have it all figured out before we start. We'll move at a pace that feels safe, draw from trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches, and work toward real relief and a fuller sense of being grounded in your own life again.

  • New moms in the postpartum season. You can love your baby fiercely and also feel like you've lost yourself somewhere along the way. Both things can be true. This is a space where you can talk about all of it (the joy, the rage, the exhaustion, the grief, the guilt) without having to perform or apologize. Together we'll find ways to take care of you while you're taking care of everyone else.

  • The over-thinker, the over-functioner, the perfectionist who can't quite rest. If you're the one who keeps it all running for everyone else and quietly wonders if you're doing enough, you know how exhausting that gets. You don't have to keep being everything to everyone. Together we'll work on quieting the inner critic, building genuine self-compassion, and finding what it feels like to actually be enough as you are.


Style & Approach

Therapy should feel like a place where you can actually exhale. Where you've finally found someone who genuinely wants to know you, not just your symptoms or your story on paper. Whatever you're carrying when you walk in, you don't have to carry it alone.

Together, we'll use DBT and CBT for real tools to manage big feelings and untangle stuck patterns, motivational interviewing to support change at your own pace, and a strengths-based, trauma-informed lens that honors what you already bring to the room. We move at a pace that feels safe and workable.

You'll have a guide who walks alongside you, not ahead of you with all the answers. You're the expert on your own life. The work moves at your pace, in your direction, with steady support along the way.

Some of the approaches I Use...

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Strengths-Based Therapy

  • Trauma-Informed Care

  • Person-Centered & Relational Therapy

  • Systems-Informed Practice


Fun Facts

My favorite animal is a frog. (No further explanation needed.)

The best outdoor day for me is one spent by the water or out on a trail.

The best Saturday afternoon is one spent exploring Austin community events with my husband. There's always something new to discover here, and we love finding it.

I am unapologetically a Twilight and Hunger Games nerd.

A quote I come back to: "Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach."


Education

  • B.S.W., Title IV-E Child Welfare & Tribal Affairs Scholar, Minor in Human Relations, St. Cloud State University, 2022

  • M.S.W., Clinical Social Work, University of Kentucky, 2023

Professional

  • Behavioral Health Clinician, specializing in competency restoration for justice-involved individuals

  • CPS Investigator (Level 2) & Mentor, providing field guidance for new investigators

  • Advocate & Counselor, Domestic Violence Shelter

  • Healthy Habits Coordinator, Boys & Girls Club

  • Academic Coordinator, Higher Works Collaborative (St. Cloud)

  • Peer Mentor, St. Cloud State University


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