Living with Chronic Illness

Dr. Tracy Cavaligos (she/her/hers) has dedicated her career to working holistically with children, adolescents, young adults and their families to support their mental health. She strives to provide compassionate and collaborative therapeutic care to youth and their families in managing anxiety, mood concerns, ADHD, relational difficulties, adjusting to life transitions including chronic medical diagnoses and adherence, gender and sexuality support and identity development. Tracy has continually sought specialized training in order to provide developmentally appropriate, affirmative and supportive mental health care to youth with chronic illnesses (such as GI disorders, cancer, and diabetes) and gender diverse youth. She also provides comprehensive psychological assessments for youth with attention and learning concerns.

Caroline Gillenson is a child and adolescent psychology predoctoral intern at Stanford Children’s Hospital/Children’s Health Council while earning her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Florida International University. Caroline strives to take a culturally-sensitive, individualized approach to build an effective therapeutic alliance and guide children, adolescents, and families to reach their goals.