Psychiatry near Teaneck, NJ

Biography: Flix L. Garca del Castillo, PhD (he/him/el) is a licensed clinical psychologist specialized in working with youth and adults of minoritized sexual orientations and gender identities (SOGI), as well as members of racially and ethnically minoritized communities. Dr. Garca del Castillo's foundational training was in relational-interpersonal psychotherapy, and included a strong emphasis on early childhood development, attachment, and family systems. In terms of manualized treatment modalities, Dr. Garca del Castillo frequently employs Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and was formally trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). Dr. Garca del Castillo works with children, adolescents, and adults, and provides individual, couples, family, and group therapy. Currently, Dr. Garca del Castillo practices from a client-centered stance, providing highly structured support like distress tolerance skills, affirming individuals as they explore unfamiliar or uncomfortable aspects of themselves, and utilizing the therapeutic relationship as a safe space in which to confront and address self-defeating relational patterns. Similarly, Dr. Garca del Castillo prioritizes multidisciplinary care coordination, regularly conferencing with youth, parents, teachers, and other providers to promote a cohesive support network around clients and to advocate for them as needed. Dr. Garca del Castillo received his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (Child Track) from The Graduate Center, The City University of New York. He completed his predoctoral internship at the Children's Institute Inc. (Bilingual Trauma Track) in Los Angeles, CA, and postdoctoral fellowship at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. At Callen-Lorde, a preeminent healthcare clinic exclusively serving queer and TGNB communities, Dr. Garca del Castillo trained in the informed consent model of TGNB care. Dr. Garca del Castillo worked closely with an integrative TGNB care team, cofacilitating a Surgery Prep group, assessing and documenting preparedness for surgical interventions, and providing weekly sessions with clients at various stages of presurgical decision-making and postsurgical lifestyle adjustment.