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Private Practice in Santa Monica, C. Services include therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Areas of interest include depression, anxiety, life transitions, personal growth, parenting and relationship issues. Subspecialty in working with athletes. Services also available in Spanish.Staff Psychologist at Center for Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States, UCLA providing preventative services for adolescents and young adults at high risk for developing for thought disorders. Main role is community outreach and providing talks in the community about this preventative field. Roles also include conducting extensive diagnostic assessments and providing treatment for the patients and their families

Member of multidisciplinary outpatient treatment team in both the general mental health program and the substance abuse program. Primary therapist for approximately 30 ethnically diverse patients. Conducted individual psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults and carried out couples psychotherapy. Facilitated a relapse prevention group and a group for the significant others of substance abusers. Bilingual treatment provided in English and Spanish.

Conducted neuropsychological assessments for patients diagnosed with HIV and provided staff trainings on HIV related dementia and other cognitive disorders.

Member of multidisciplinary treatment team on Adult Hispanic Inpatient Unit and FamilyYouth and Alcohol Outpatient program. Conducted individual, family and group psychotherapy. Performed psychological and neuropsychological assessments on children, adolescents and adults. Bilingual treatment provided

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

B.A., Psychology