Lucian M McMillan-Cardona, LCSW
About me
Greetings! My name is Lucian, and I am a passionate, caring, and effective licensed therapist in Delaware. I am eager to help you reach your full potential. I bring a broad array of life experience and expertise, into the therapeutic relationship. Through empathy and understanding, you will gain a unique perspective into your world. I have 7 years of professional experience and worked in a variety of settings with different populations. As a therapist, I am here to intervene. I am not here simply to listen, or allow you to have a cathartic experience. I implement the Strength Base Approach, Cognitive Behavioral approach, and Mindfulness approach. These approaches are goal-oriented, directive, and problem-solving in nature. It takes a skillful therapist to help clients make the connections between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I strive for the opportunity to build and maintain a solid therapeutic alliance with my clients. I approach therapy as a healing process, helping to answer deep-rooted unanswered questions we have about ourselves. You are the expert of your narrative, and I am your creative outlet ready to listen and help you find solutions because we find strength in sharing our experiences. I value honesty, the importance of a working relationship, and your integrity, dignity, and worth. So, let’s do this!
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Parenting issues, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
License information
DE LCSW Q1-0011982
Reviews
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My therapist is great, she is super understanding and relatable.
Always gives good advice and am happier after each session .
Written on Apr 05, 2024 after therapy with Lucian M for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Lucian is an amazing therapist. She is straight to the point and gives you a lot of strategies to work with on your healing journey. She understands your issue quickly and guides you towards a healthier relationship with yourself. Definitely recommend her!
Written on Jan 18, 2024 after therapy with Lucian M for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and compassion fatigue
Lucian is an amazing therapist! I’ve only had her for a very short time but her investment in me keeps me in-line to invest in myself. She seeks out opportunities for me to reflect on and provides activities outside of our sessions to help me process things on a deeper level. She provides self work assignments which helps me not to be idle. She always follows up and checks in on me to make sure I am well and she is always available to my questions. I would definitely recommend her services!
Written on Nov 12, 2023 after therapy with Lucian M for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Lucian is amazing! I feel like I could talk to her all day. If we had the time, I’m sure we could get a lot accomplished. She’s very kind and compassionate and easy to open up to. I feel like the perfect person was chosen for me and I’m very grateful. I’m so excited for the results that I know I will have with her guidance.
Written on May 06, 2023 after therapy with Lucian M for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
She's great. I will continue with her. She's an asset to you and people she helps.
Written on May 03, 2023 after therapy with Lucian M for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes