Melany Rivera Maldonado
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Dr. Rivera-Maldonado decided to move to New Jersey in 2015 to continuing developing her professional and academic career. She is currently the Director of Clinical Training at the Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program at Felician University. As a clinical psychologist, she provides psychotherapy and psychological assessments to all, but specialize in working with children ages 0-12 who are experiencing behavioral, emotional and social difficulties. She also specializes in working with adults who are trying to heal from their childhoods, or improve their relationship with others. Services are available in Spanish and English.
PhD
Clinical Psychology
University of Puerto Rico
2016
Anxiety/Panic Disorders, Behavioral Problems, Depression, Developmental Disabilities, Family, Immigration, Life Transitions, Multicultural Issues, Parenting Issues, Pregnancy/Childbirth, Stress, Testing Issues, Trauma/PTSD
Advocacy, Evaluation/Diagnostic, Feminist, Play Therapy, Psychodynamic, Psychological Testing and Evaluation, Relational
Ethnicity - Hispanic (Latino)
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