Mayra’s History

Education:

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Primary Care Behavioral Health, CHCW, Yakima, Washington

Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology at Carlos Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Bachelor of Social Sciences with a concentration in Psychology, Ana G. Méndez University, Carolina, P.R.

Experience:

I have provided individual and group therapy services in community and rural mental health centers, college mental health clinics, non-profit organizations, government-assisted communities, and a hospital. I have worked with individuals across the lifespan from diverse socio-economic, education, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds. While I was pursuing my graduate studies, I contributed to the development of a group therapy manual for smoking cessation for people living with HIV.

Why do you want to work for CHCW?

I am passionate about delivering patient centered care to underserved communities, with a special interest in Latinx population, being able to provide services both in Spanish and English and collaborating with other health care professionals under the Primary Care Behavioral Health Model.

I aspire to…

To provide person centered care for the beautiful communities of Yakima and Tieton as well as collaborate with the team of skilled health professionals at our clinics.