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• In addition to my years in Private Practice, my diverse professional experiences include working in various Private Outpatient Clinics, Youth Services Programs, Public Government Behavioral Health Programs, as well as School-based, Community-based & Primary Care-based Behavioral Health Programs.

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• I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania; and later completed my Masters in Social Work (MSW) at Howard University, focusing on clinical work with an emphasis on Mental Health & Displaced Populations including Immigrant and Refugee Populations.

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• I am an Approved Clinical Social Work Supervisor in Maryland and have been a Field Instructor to both graduate MSW & undergraduate BSW students.​

       

• I am a Native Bilingual & Bicultural Spanish-Speaking Psychotherapist who immigrated to the USA from Venezuela as a teenager, a grand-daughter of refugees.  As an adult, I lived in Perú with my own young family; and now I raise my multicultural family in the DMV area. 

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• It is these various educational, professional, and personal life experiences that have enriched my global perspective and multicultural approach in my practice.

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• My practice is LGBTQIA+ Allied and open to all ethnicities, races, nationalities, immigration statuses, as well as spiritual beliefs.