In my  22+ years of experience, I have served in different roles and provided many specialized services for government agencies (e.g., State Department of Corrections, School Department, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security) and in private practice.  

I provide psychological services to in the community, veterans, and law enforcement members who are dealing with challenging life experiences. As a member of the Uniform Service, I understand the military culture as well as the veterans’ struggles with deployment and difficulties returning home. I work closely with law enforcement members given that I understand their challenges, their valuable duties, and efforts in keeping our communities safe.

I perform investigations (e.g., Internal Affairs, Administrative) and as a clinical, forensic, and correctional psychologist, I have served as the subject matter expert and consulted in cases related to:

-Psychological Autopsy Investigations (completed suicide)

-Correctional Standard of Care

-Audits/Reviews/Investigation of Correctional setting, procedures, and Suicide Prevention Programs

-Competence Evaluation  

-Suicide Risk Assessment

-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

-Compensation

-Social Security Disability

-Personal Injury

-Fitness for Duty

-Pre-surgery

-Lethal Weapon Training Act 235

EDUCATION:

-Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Carlos Albizu University in Puerto Rico 

-Post-Graduate Advanced Certification in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York 

-Post-Doctoral Master’s degree in Psychopharmacology from Alliant University in California

-Master in Labor and Employment Relations from Rutgers University in New Jersey

-Bilingual Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida. 

SPECIALIZED TRAINING:

-National Threat Evaluation & Reporting (NTER) 

-National Certified Investigator / Inspector (NCIT) 

-Psychological Autopsy Investigator 

-Trauma / PTSD

-Psychology & law

-Adult Forensic Evaluation from the University of Virginia from The Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy in Virginia

-Prolonged Exposure Technique (PE)

-Clinical hypnosis from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)

-Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

-Advance Threat Assessment & Management 

-Labor and Employment Relations from Rutgers University in New Jersey. 

-Civil Mediation from New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators  

AFFILIATIONS 

-National Register of Health Service

-American Society of Clinical Hypnosis