Dr. Maria S. Hiraldo | Licensed Psychologist

As a licensed psychologist I offer individual therapy to treat a range of presenting concerns, including relationship stress, life transitions, depression, anxiety, partentification and trauma. I have experience in college mental health, early intervention in mental illness, gender identity, and immigration. I have a special interest in issues of diversity and inclusion, and exploring an individual’s unique relationship to their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion and other intersecting identities. I use an approach based on openness and sincerity and aim to provide a comfortable and collaborative environment for my clients. My style is fluid and catered to best suit the concerns and subjective experience of the client. My approach borrows from psychodynamic theory, emotion-focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, mindfulness, sensorimotor psychotherapy and dialectical behavior therapy. I received my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the George Washington University, completed my APA-approved internship at Harvard Medical School and fulfilled my post-doctoral fellowship at Tufts University. I have over 10 years of clinical experience. Prior to my current role, I was the Assistant Director of Counseling at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and a staff psychologist at Tufts University’s Counseling and Mental Health Services in Medford, Massachusetts. I have served as a clinician and researcher at UC San Diego Medical Center, at an Early Psychosis Treatment Center. I have experience working in community mental health centers, school settings, public psychiatry, completed assessments for undocumented individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. and more. I am a member of the American Psychological Association the Massachusetts Psychological Association, the San Diego Psychological Association and the National Latina/o Psychological Association. Having immigrated from Argentina as a child, I'm bicultural and bilingual (English/Spanish). Licenses: MA 9398 | CA PSY27288