Lily Maino M.S.

Lily Maino believes that each person has the potential to lead a healthy, authentic, and fulfilling life. Yet, there are times in all our lives when our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors make that difficult. Lily sees herself as a guide on your journey to the life of your dreams. In session with her, you will receive acceptance, warmth, empathic listening and gentle challenges that will allow you to gain better insight into yourself and your relationships. Lily utilizes a variety of therapeutic techniques and interventions to help you find hope, heal past hurts, and create the life you desire. Lily believes deeply in the power of therapy to change lives.

Lily has worked with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families, for over 5 years in a variety of settings. Prior to joining Foundations Counseling, LLC, Lily worked at San Luis Obispo County Behavioral Health, on the Central Coast of California. While there, she worked primarily with children and teens affected by trauma, abuse, mental illness, self-injury, and substance abuse issues. Previously, at Transitions Mental Health Association, Lily provided counseling and support for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents affected by mental illness and developmental disabilities.

Lily is a Certified Parent Project® Facilitator and has taught numerous classes for parents of children involved in the juvenile justice system, probation, and foster care system. Parent Project® is a parent training and support program designed specifically for parents of strong-willed children engaging in destructive relationships and/or behaviors.

In San Diego, California, Lily was a Therapeutic Foster Parent with Walden Family Services. She also worked as a counselor at Phoenix House, a residential drug and alcohol treatment facility for adolescents.

Lily earned both a Master of Science Degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Science, with minors in anthropology and geography, from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, California.

At Foundations Counseling,  Lily Maino works with clients who seek counseling for a variety of reasons, including:

• Relationship and family issues — communication skills, sexual and intimacy issues, divorce recovery, pre-marital and second marriage counseling, blended family, parenting skills and issues, adoptive and foster parenting, abusive patterns, and addiction
• Growth through life changes and transitions — grief and loss, career challenges, life transitions, and life coaching
• Mental health counseling — anxiety, depression, obsessions and compulsions, eating disorders, trauma and abuse recovery, self-esteem issues, drug and alcohol recovery, anger and stress management
• Children and adolescents — mood disorders, self-injury/cutting, eating disorders, adjustment challenges, school and probation issues, self-esteem, social skills, identity and sexuality issues, grief and loss

Lily has a passion for children and families. She was previously a therapeutic foster parent for three young girls and has extensive experience with foster and adoptive issues. Lily has been married for four years and has four amazing children. She and her family enjoy rock climbing, hiking, cooking, and exploring Colorado.

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
• Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
• Colorado Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT)
• Colorado Association for Play Therapy (CAPT)
• Colorado Association of Psychotherapists (CAP)
• Colorado Counseling Association (CCA)
• International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAAOC)
• United States Association for Play Therapy (APT)