LP, 22 years of experience
Hi, I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Florida. I received my doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus. I later completed a postdoctoral degree at the Falls Church /Fairfax Community Services Board (CSB) working with Severely Mentally Ill (SMI) patients. I have been practicing as a Licensed Psychologist for the past 23 years in Puerto Rico, Virginia, and currently in Florida. Throughout these years, I have worked in different settings such as universities, community mental health clinics, inpatient settings, as well as private practice. In these different settings, I have been able to work with different age group clients, treating a vast variety of diagnoses, while utilizing many therapeutic evidenced-based treatment modalities.
One of the most important aspects of therapy is to build a strong therapeutic alliance in which you can feel safe, and really trust the therapeutic process. In our first session, we will start with introductions, orientation of services, and learn more about the specific challenges you might be facing. Once we both have a good understanding of these challenges, we will tailor a specific plan to address your concerns.
Through my years of experience as a Clinical Psychologist in different settings, I have learned the importance of offering an atmosphere of support, empathy, and trust in which you can share your feelings without judgment. After discussing your challenges, and/or any other concerns, I will assist you in developing an evidenced-based therapy plan that best meets your needs and suits your personal goals in different areas of your life.
I enjoy working with adults to reach their maximum potential by finding their own strengths and potential for growth. The emphasis in our sessions is to identify that inner strength while developing the ability to use it to find wisdom, growth, healing, and fulfillment.
As a Psychologist, I utilize a humanistic therapy model which focuses in respecting human dignity, personal choice, and growth. My main objective a therapist is to provide atmosphere of support, empathy, and trust in which my clients can share their feelings without fear of judgment. I work together with my clients so that they can understand the sources of their anxiety, unhappiness, physical discomfort, and/or unhealthy behavior patterns, always taking into account they are the experts on their own life and challenges. My role is to facilitate a process in which clients can develop a plan to make behavior changes to live healthier lives and heal from their past.
Once a strong therapeutic alliance is built through a humanistic therapy model, and clients feel safe and optimistic about therapy, I utilize a integrative approach which aims to match evidence-based treatments with each client's particular concern.
Through cognitive behavioral therapy CBT we are able to challenge and change cognitive distortions such as thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes and their associated behaviors to improve emotional regulation and develop personal coping strategies to target current problems.
In my opinion, DBT is a very effective treatment model. It is a comprehensive and multifaceted therapy designed to help patients cope with extreme emotional suffering. DBT is present-oriented and skills-based, and patients are asked to practice their skills between sessions. DBT specifically focuses on providing therapeutic skills in four key areas such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, Emotion regulation strategies and interpersonal effectiveness. In individual sessions, patients review difficult situations and feelings they faced the prior week and engage in problem-solving by actively discussing ways of behaving that might have delivered better outcomes.
It is rapidly growing treatment method. It has been found that it is as least as effective as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). ACT is a therapeutic approach that uses mindfulness and acceptance, and a focus on committed, values-based action. The six pillars of ACT are cognitive diffusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, self-as-context, values and committed action. This modality focuses on psychological flexibility.
6 ratings with written reviews
June 30, 2025
Dr. De La Torre always makes me feel validated and is great at helping me understand what it is I am actually feeling. She's been so helpful on my journey to self-discovery.
April 26, 2025
Maribelle is AMAZING. It took me years to find the correct therapist and she is the one. She listens and provides feedback in a very calm and honest way. I highly recommend her to anyone who is struggling mentally and needs therapy.
April 25, 2025
Es muy buena, antes no había podido conectar con otro psicólogo y siento que hace las cosas con amor. Súper recomendada!!