Student Representative

Lily Rose Cardasis holds a M.A. degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Community Mental Health, and is currently a Doctoral candidate pursuing a Psy.D. degree in Clinical Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Lily received her B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in BDIC Art Therapy, with minors in Art History and Psychology. She has been living in the Bay Area and working in the fields of mental health and education for 15 years.  

 Lily is currently completing a predoctoral internship at the Berkeley Therapy Institute, where she utilizes an integrative approach to working with adults, couples, and children. Lily combines aspects of Liberation Psychology, Psychodynamic frameworks, Jungian theory, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy techniques, among others, to co-construct individualized and client-centered frameworks for therapy with her clients. She is passionate about empowering the individual while attending to the impacts of culture, community, and social systems.