Education

• Post Internship/Postdoctoral Psychology Residency (APA Accredited), University of Missouri - Columbia, Counseling Center
• Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology (Counseling Psychology), Department of Psychology, University of Maryland - College Park
• Master of Science (M.S.), Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland - College Park
• M.Ed., Counselor Education, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park 
• Licenciada en Psicología (Licentiate in Psychology), & Título Profesional de Psicólogo (Psychologist Professional Degree). Concentration: Clinical Psychology. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile

Licenses and Certifications 

• Psychologist

Clinical and Research Interests

• Anxiety Disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, etc.)
• Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders
• Family of Origin
• Group Therapy
• Mindfulness and Meditation
• Multicultural Counseling and Diversity Issues
• Performance Enhancement
• Personality Disorders (Borderline Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, etc.)
• Relationship Issues
• Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion
• Stress Management and Coping Skills
• Training and Supervision
• Adjustment Issues (Transition to College, Graduate School, Cultural Adjustment, etc.)
• Identity Development (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Racial/Ethnic Identity, etc.)
• Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 

Theoretical Orientation 

• Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
• Attachment-Based
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Emotion-Focused
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Family Systems
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Object Relations
• Positive Psychology
• Psychodynamic
• Relational
• Trauma Informed
• Strengths-Based

Professional Activities, Awards, Memberships

• Fellow: Baltimore Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
• 2019: Supervision Training Program, Washington School of Psychiatry
• 2012-2014 The National Group Psychotherapy Institute (NGPI), Washington School of Psychiatry
• 2-Year Institute Training Program, Group Psychotherapy
• March 2000: Clinical Training in Brief Therapy (Strategic–Systemic approach)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17)
• Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy (Division 49)
• Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (Division 39)
• American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
• Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society (MAGPS)