Dr. La Guardia has 15 years of experience working in the mental health field as an in-home case worker, inpatient group recreational therapist, and in-home family counselor and also as a private practitioner counseling adolescents and young adults who are struggling with mixed anxiety and depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and non-suicidal self-injury. Active in various professional organizations, Dr. La Guardia serves as assistant editor of the journal Counselor Education and Supervision. She completed her doctoral degree at Old Dominion University with a concentration in research and women’s studies.