Born and educated in Argentina, Dr. Lia Roth studied Psychology at the University of Buenos Aires. She worked as a licensed psychologist in private practice and at hospital settings before coming to St. Louis, MO. Once in Missouri, she completed a master’s degree at Washington University in St. Louis; and a doctoral degree from Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. The Missouri Credentialing Board granted her two Alcohol and Drug treatment certifications: CRAADC and MARS. In 2017, Dr. Roth was awarded an International Psychoanalytic Association RTP- Research Fellow.
Dr. Lia Roth, PsyaD, LCSW
Occupation:
Clinical PsychoanalystExperience:
15+ YearsCore skills:
Working with bothchildren and adults
Certificates:
PsyaD, LCSW, CRAADC, MARS, EAPBiography
Originally trained in hospital settings both in Argentina and at Barnes Jewish Hospital, Dr. Roth has over 15 years of professional experience. She has assisted survivors of 9/11 in New York; and worked in different agencies specializing in aiding survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and trauma both in Argentina and the United States.
Personal Experience
Dr. Roth has been working with attorneys and tribunals, bringing her mental health expertise to the legal arena. She’s given expert witness courtroom testimony for immigration cases, parental fitness, accidents and civil rights cases. Of course, she’s also provided counseling services to children, teens and adults on a variety of conditions.
Dr. Roth, Psya.D is trained in diverse therapeutic approaches dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), as well as brief psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches.
Dr. Roth, Psy.D is a compassionate and skillful clinician and proficient in diagnosing. She has various books in print. Among them, one published by the top British multinational publishing company called Routledge. The book was released in 2020, and is called Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Gaze, Body Image, Shame, Judgment and Maternal Function: Being & Belonging.