Dr. Guzman is a NY and CA state licensed clinical psychologist. She has extensive experience working with diverse populations and equally diverse presenting issues. She has successfully worked with depression, anxiety, grief/loss, relationship issues, trauma, working through the psychological toll of the first-gen experience, and major life transitions. Within the last several years, her work has also included helping adults with a history of complex trauma and those who have been victims of severe crimes. She is available for PTSD and mental health evaluations as well as for forensic evaluations involving survivors of trauma and those navigating immigration and asylum cases (e.g., 601 Waivers, T-Visas, U-Visas, etc.).
Her treatment approach is rooted in the importance of providing clients with an authentic, safe, and empathic connection that can develop into a secure relationship and strong working alliance. While she uses known evidence-based tools to help alleviate symptoms and reduce interference with positive functioning, she believes in treating the whole person. She takes into consideration one’s cultural context, background, past experiences, internal processes (both conscious and unconscious) and formative relationships so that she can better conceptualize treatment needs. Her training includes a unique specialization in integrating one’s spirituality with one’s psychological functioning, and she invites clients to openly explore issues of faith and spirituality if these are meaningful components of one’s identity.
Dr. Guzman is a member of the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA), the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 39 of the APA – Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies where she is currently serving as Co-chair for the Moral Injury Special Interest Group. Dr. Guzman is fluent and can provide services in English and Spanish.