Post-Doctoral Fellow
Multicultural Community-Clinical Psychology (MCCP), Alliant International University (CSPP), Los Angeles
Hola. Thank you for being here and taking the steps to reach out. It is an honor and privilege to be serving the UCSB student community this year as a postdoctoral fellow. I identify as a Latina, cis-gendered female born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and first-generation college student. I am dedicated to de-stigmatizing mental and fostering a sense of belonging for students in support of their academic career. It is important to me that you have an open, safe, empathic, and nonjudgmental healing space to navigate how I can collaboratively empower and support your journey. I am also bilingual and use Spanish to connect with students. I utilize an integrative approaching using trauma-informed third wave cognitive behavioral therapy, cultural relational therapy, mindful self-compassion, and liberation psychology principles. I am social justice oriented and hold a passion working with historically marginalized populations (e.g., Latinx, BIPOC, undocumented, low income, LGBTQ+, first-generation college students). I also hold a special interest in grief/loss, spirituality, acculturation, racial/trauma, training, outreach, and advocacy.
To balance my work, I enjoy spending time with familia, being near the water, cooking, and learning about other cultures. I am an old soul at heart and enjoy watching Mexican movies like Cantinflas, Pedro Infante, and El Chavo del Ocho.