Sofia (she, her, hers, ella) is a practicum extern, providing services at COAP under the supervision of Thien-An Le, Ph.D. Sofia received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is currently a fourth year in the School Psychology doctoral program at The University of Texas at Austin. Sofia’s graduate training has focused on providing evidence-based treatment and intervention to families in schools and communities, with a particular interest in marginalized communities. Sofia is bilingual in Spanish and English and has had a variety of experiences working with bilingual populations clinically and in research. At UT-Austin, she has gained expertise providing CBT, psychoeducational evaluations, and consultation. Sofia has worked in a variety of community, school, and forensic settings and is passionate about expanding mental health care access to youth and their families. Sofia strives to implement a strengths-based and holistic model of care, with an emphasis on practicing cultural humility.

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Education

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PhD (anticipated) - University of Texas at Austin, Educational Psychology 2025

MA - University of Texas at Austin, Educational Psychology 2022

BA - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019

 

 

 

Affiliations

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Member, National Association of School Psychologists

Member, Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race, APA Division 45

Member, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, APA Division 53

Member, Division of School Psychology, APA Division 16

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