Mia Estela Santiago, Therapist

Mia Estela Santiago helps adults across New York navigate life’s challenges with clarity, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose through compassionate, evidence-based care at LifeStance Health. She creates a supportive and collaborative environment where clients feel heard and empowered, offering individual, group, and family therapy to adults in New York seeking meaningful and lasting change. Mia specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, using a thoughtful blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Her approach is both structured and flexible, helping clients build practical coping strategies while exploring deeper patterns that impact emotional well-being. She works with diverse populations including members of the LGBTQ+ community, military and veteran individuals, and those connected to adoption or foster care experiences, and she offers additional areas of support as needed. She is especially passionate about helping individuals manage complex conditions such as bipolar disorder, psychosis, and schizophrenia, while also supporting clients through grief, midlife transitions, and challenges related to women’s mental health. Mia also integrates creative and culturally responsive approaches, including her interest in music-based therapeutic expression, to help clients connect with themselves in unique and meaningful ways. Outside of her clinical work, Mia enjoys playing sports, traveling to experience different cultures, and writing music. She is deeply connected to the arts, often supporting and sharing creative expression, and values giving back through volunteering at animal shelters. Her interests in upcycling fashion, exploring new cuisines, and spending time at the beach with loved ones reflect her belief in balance, creativity, and connection as essential parts of well-being.