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Mercedes P. Palacios, PhD, LMFT

Accepting New Patients
1120 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 470
Orange, CA 92868
1962.1 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Joseph
Speaks: English
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CHOC Children's Specialists - Behavioral Health

1120 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 470, Orange, CA 92868

Insurances Accepted

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About Mercedes P. Palacios

Dr. Mercedes Palacios is a bilingual (Spanish/English) and bicultural licensed clinical psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist. Dr. Palacios works as a pediatric psychologist at CHOC. Her clinical interests include childhood trauma, parenting, Latinx mental health, suicide prevention, and providing culturally sensitive services.

Medical School

Palo Alto University
2021

Fellowship

Children's Hospital of New York
Pediatric Psychology
2022

CHOC Children's Specialists - Behavioral Health
1120 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 470
Orange, CA 92868

CHOC Children's Specialists - 1201 La Veta Ave.
1201 West La Veta Avenue
Orange, CA 92868

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, St. Joseph

Conditions and Procedures

  • Agoraphobia
  • Asthenic Personality Disorder
  • Attachment Based Therapy
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Theory
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) Testing
  • Childhood Trauma Victims
  • Children Of Incarcerated Parents Therapy
  • Complex Trauma
  • Coping Skills
  • Crisis Management
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Empowerment Building
  • Evidence Based Therapy
  • Hoarding Disorder
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv) Therapy
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Therapy
  • Identity Development
  • Intractable Abdominal Pain
  • Major Depressive Disorder, Single And Recurrent Episodes
  • Mindful Self-Compassion
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Neurodivergent
  • Novel Coronavirus Related Mental Health Conditions
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Physical Feelings Of Anxiety And Agitation
  • Placement Support
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Problematic Interactive Media Use (Pimu)
  • Psychosexual Education
  • School Anxiety
  • School Based Counseling
  • School Performance Therapy
  • School Transition Counseling
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem Building
  • Smartphone Addiction Disorder
  • Social Media Addiction
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Stroke Related Depression
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Trauma Focused Psychotherapy
  • Trauma Informed Care
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Work Reintegration Therapy