Throughout her career, Cynthia has worked with individuals facing a wide range of emotional challenges, helping them achieve balance and well-being through an integrative therapeutic approach. She has provided therapy in diverse settings, offering both in-person and online sessions to accommodate each patient’s unique needs while ensuring a safe and confidential space.

Her approach integrates three evidence-based therapeutic modalities:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Cynthia helps patients recognize and modify negative thought patterns and maladaptive behaviors. This method is particularly effective in treating anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): She utilizes DBT to support individuals dealing with intense emotions, including those diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This approach focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal relationships.
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Cynthia guides patients toward accepting their thoughts and emotions instead of resisting them. ACT promotes a values-based approach to life and is particularly effective for stress management, anxiety, and self-compassion.

By combining these therapeutic techniques, Cynthia equips her patients with practical skills to manage emotions and behaviors more effectively, helping them live in alignment with their personal values and goals.

Languages: English, Spanish.

Specialties

• Bipolar disorder
• Depressive disorders
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Trauma
• Stress and anxiety management
• Addiction recovery
• Eating disorders
• Personality disorders
• Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
• Specific phobia
• Social anxiety disorder

Education

King’s College London – Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Master’s in Affective Disorders

Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)
Bachelor’s in Clinical Psychology

Workshops & Conferences

• ACT Mindfully: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
• Protocols and Action Routes in Cases of Violence in Educational Settings
• Psychological First Aid
• Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Classroom
• Emotional Well-Being of Children and Adolescents

Academic Research & Publications

“Individual Differences in the Conceptual Self and Vulnerability to Depression” – King’s College London

Memberships & Associations

• CDA licensed – Psychologist
• International Society for Affective Disorders
• The British Psychological Society (MBPSS)