Pronouns:She/Her/Ella
Graduate Degree:Ph.D.
Graduate School: Teachers College, Columbia University
License: CA PSY 31283
Internship Site: UCLA Counseling & Psychological Services
Postdoctoral Training Site: UCLA Counseling & Psychological Services
Additional Roles: Undocumented Student Program Clinical Team Member, Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship Multicultural Seminar Instructor, Confiar and UndocuScholars Support Group Co-Leader
Clinical Experiences/Interests: Feminist and Liberation Psychology, working with underrepresented students at UCLA (first-generation college students, transfer students, non-traditional students with dependents, formerly incarcerated students, students with immigration-related concerns, students of color. etc.
Additional Languages:Spanish
Approach to Treatment: "My approach to therapy is grounded in collaboration, transparency, and empowerment. Using a strengths-based and community-centric framework, I aim to co-create a plan of care with students that builds on existing resources, increases support, and optimizes their overall functioning via a warm, trusting, and candid therapist-student relationship."