Dr. Alina Garbuz, PhD, LPC
Dr. Alina is a licensed professional counselor (OK, TX, CO) and trauma specialist who runs her private practice, Beautiful Minds Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting, PLLC in Colorado Springs, Co.
Alina predominately works with those who have experienced complex trauma, relational trauma, and trauma from the effects of long term psychological and physical abuse and neglect. She graduated with a Bachelors in Missions/Cultural Anthropology from ORU in 2009, Masters of Arts in Counseling from ORU in 2014, and holds a PhD in Counseling and Psychological Studies from Regent University in 2022. Throughout her academic career, she has traveled with numerous organizations to Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe for psychological first aid and disaster trauma response.
In 2017, Alina started the Beautiful Minds Project Inc and became a member of the Green Cross Academy for Traumatology. Since then the Beautiful Minds Project was accredited as a training site for the Green Cross and has turned into the Beautiful Minds Project Academy for Trauma Studies and Disaster Response. The Academy offers Green Cross certified courses that equip the local community in local, national, and international disaster response.
Alina and her colleagues, The Avengers, have a beautiful vision to accompany Doctors and First Responders around the world through education, training, and long term accompaniment.