My personal life experiences as a gay man from Puerto Rico and my work with adolescents and adults in school and correctional settings, as well as my advocacy work for LGBTQIA+ rights back home, serve to guide my perspective. I am a graduate student at the University of Denver, currently working towards obtaining my master’s degree in International Disaster Psychology: Trauma and Global Mental Health.

My bachelor’s degree is from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey in Psychology and Community Mental Health. As a professional with a formal mental health education from Latinx and American institutions,  I am able to integrate both to create a unique approach to therapeutic spaces.