Mrs. Lizandra Portalatin, LPC, TLHT LMHC
(she/her)
Preferred Name: Liz
About Me
Lizandra is the Founder and Owner of Grace Space Counseling, an exclusively online teletherapy private practice located in Clark, NJ serving clients in New Jersey and Florida. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with advanced training in managing anxiety, depression, PTSD, and perinatal mood disorders. She is an integrative counselor using the best of EMDR, CBT, and DBT therapies to meet the needs of her clients. Lizandra also provides Christian Counseling and Biblical Counseling for clients seeking those services.
Education & Experience
Lizandra earned her Master’s Degree (MA) in Mental Health Counseling from Nyack College’s Alliance Graduate School of Counseling and two Bachelor of Science Degrees from Liberty University — one in Psychology & Christian Counseling and the other in Psychology & Life Coaching. She also holds several certificates from the American Association of Christian Counseling in Women’s Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Children’s Counseling, Life Coaching, Advanced Life Coaching, Leadership Professional Life Coaching, Marriage Coaching, Health & Wellness Coaching, and Financial Life Coaching.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (License #37PC00930500) in the State of New Jersey and a Registered Telehealth Provider in the State of Florida (#TPMC3707). She is also a member of the American Counseling Association and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC).
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Anger Management
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Bipolar Disorder
- Birth Trauma/Pregnancy Loss
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Family Issues
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Headaches/Migraines
- Marriage/Relationship Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Moral Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Performance Enhancement
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self-Harm
- Somatic Issues
- Spirituality
- Stress Management
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adults
- BIPOC
- Couples
- Families
- First Responders
- Immigrants
- Seniors
- Underserved
- Veterans/Military
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Sliding Scale
- UnitedHealth
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage, Oxford, Optum, Quest Behavioral Health Carelon Behavioral Health,
