Member of the American Psychological Association with over a decade of clinical experience in a variety of clinical settings and roles, including:
- Clinical Director at a Stabilization and Assessment Residential placement for children 6-12 years old.
- Clinical Program Manager for multiple hospital inpatient psychiatric units (young adult, adult, and concurrent disorders).
- Clinician at both inpatient psychiatric units and partial hospitalization programs.
- Clinician at a specialized "Uniform Service Program" designed specifically for firefighters, police, correctional, and military officers with duty-related diagnoses like anxiety, depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders.
- Clinician at a specialized DBT clinic for adults and adolescents diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in Puerto Rico.
- Clinician at various community centers in Puerto Rico.
Areas of expertise: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Transdiagnostic Group Therapy, Borderline Personality Disorder, Substance Use Disorders (LADC), Children and Adults with Complex PTSD, and Children with Conduct Disorders.
In addition, vast experience facilitating interactive trainings for medical, clinical, educational and direct care staff.
Words that describe my clinical approach are connection, awareness, acceptance, resiliency, and empowerment.
In both my professional and personal life, I value diversity, respect, genuinity, and collaborative work.
In my free time, I enjoy kayaking, hiking, taking road trips, and finding new places to explore.
- PSYD Clinical Psychology 2019
- MS Clinical Psychology 2015
- BA. Music Education
- Doctoral Dissertation: Psychoeducational Program designed for teachers, school directors, counselors and social workers on the management of non-suicidal self-harm behaviors present in the population of Middle School students in Puerto Rico.
- Intermittent Explosive, Oppositional Defiant and Conduct Disorder: Diagnosis Criteria, Neurophysiological Factors, Environmental Factors and Trauma Informed Care.
- PTSD and Complex PTSD in Children: Diagnosis Criteria, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Neurophysiological Facts, and Frontline Trauma-Informed Care Approaches for Children in Residential Settings.
- The gift of coregulation: Neurophysiological facts, Trauma Informed Care, Practical Strategies, and Self-reflection.
- Transforming Inpatient Care using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Contact with the Present Moment. What is it? How can I practice it? How can I guide a distressed patient to make contact with the Present Moment?
- Experiential Acceptance. What is it? How can I practice it? & How to foster the process of acceptance with our patients: Metaphors and Exercises.
- Clinical Services Director at a stabilization and assessment residential program for children 5-12 years old in Vermont.
- Member of American Psychological Association
- Case Conference