Hi! I'm Dolores. I’m a therapist, researcher, teacher, writer, eternal academic, avid reader, genealogist, music lover, poet, and blogger. 

Other salient identities: Afro-Boricua, activist, No-Wave Feminist, Mother, and Sister. 

I should probably add that I'm an Enneagram Type Two. 

Education
I hold a BA in Humanities (New College of California), a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Critical Psychology, and my M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology (CIIS). 
​Additionally, I hold numerous certifications in/ranging from cultural humility, diversity/diverse populations and communities, Neurodiversity,  assessments & treatments of various addictions and/or  compulsive behaviors, co-occuring diagnosis & dual diagnosis, and neurology/neurobiology. 

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Written Works
I am extremely passionate when it comes to research and writing.
A few of my written works include: 

• Puerto Rican Female Identity Discourse and Dismantling Colonized Knowledge for Change. 
• The Construct of Race & Realities of Oppression: The Legacy of Trauma in Continuance.
• Diasporic Healing: Unpacking Oppression through Recognition & Storytelling. 
• Race, Class, Resistance:  Examining the Psycho-social factors and political rhetoric behind the Execution of Luisa Nevárez Ortiz. 

I am currently working on an essay for publication titled  Defining and Exploring the concept of Holistic Therapy Outside of Whiteness, as well as a written project on Stockholm Syndrome and slavery in Puerto Rico. 

Professional Affiliations
CAMFT
NAADAC
National Latino(a) Psychological Association
Bay Area Open Minds
Kink-Aware Professionals
Radical Psychology Network
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

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