{"id":154,"date":"2025-11-19T02:37:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T02:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-02-19T22:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T22:27:49","slug":"psicologia-clinica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/psicologia-clinica\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karen Y. Pujals Morales, PHD<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr. Karen Pujals completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus.<\/strong><\/p>

She completed her Clinical Neuropsychology internship at University District Hospital (UDH), Department of Neurology (Medical Sciences Campus in R\u00edo Piedras, P.R.). She also completed postdoctoral studies in Neuropsychology at Fielding Graduate University (New York, N.Y. Cohort).\nShe has conducted research and presentations related to Alzheimer\u2019s and Parkinson\u2019s disease, as well as research on Depression in older adults. She is currently working as a sub-investigator in several clinical trials related to Alzheimer\u2019s, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder. Dr. Pujals also performs clinical and cognitive screening evaluations.
Ha realizado investigaciones y presentaciones relacionadas a Alzheimer y Parkinson, al igual que investigaciones sobre Depresi\u00f3n en personas de edad avanzada. Se encuentra trabajando actualmente como subinvestigadora en varios ensayos cl\u00ednicos relacionados a Alzheimer, Depresi\u00f3n y Bipolaridad. La Dra. Pujals adem\u00e1s realiza evaluaciones de cernimiento cl\u00ednico y cognitivo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Zuleika Rosario-Santiago is a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Puerto Rico, R\u00edo Piedras Campus. She later earned her Master\u2019s degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) from Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus, graduating Magna Cum Laude.\nShe completed her doctoral internship in the Domestic Violence Program at the Community Mental Health Clinic, providing therapeutic services to women who are victims and survivors of domestic violence and their children.\nDr. Rosario currently maintains a private practice serving adolescents, adults, and older adults. Her competencies are based on evidence-based therapeutic interventions integrated with spirituality, specifically within a Christian framework.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Juan Pablo Cruz-Perez earned his Bachelor\u2019s degree in General Psychology from Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, graduating Suma Cum Laude.<\/strong><\/p>

He completed his graduate studies at Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus, earning both his Master\u2019s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology with honors of Distinction.\nDr. Cruz is the author of several scientific research articles published in professional journals. His work focuses on adolescence, manifestations of aggression, the psychosocial dimension of epilepsy, depression, the Interpersonal Therapy Model, and LGBTQ+ community issues. He has presented his research at professional panels, including conventions of the Puerto Rico Psychological Association.\nThroughout his career in Clinical Psychology, he has worked in psychiatric hospitals providing clinical services to patients with diverse symptomatology. He also teaches university-level psychology courses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Jessica M. L\u00f3pez Ort\u00edz completed her graduate studies at Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus, earning both her Master\u2019s and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology.<\/strong><\/div>
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She completed her internship at the Community Mental Health Clinic in San Juan, providing psychological therapy and psychological, psychometric, and psychoeducational evaluations to children, adolescents, and adults.\nShe has conducted research related to psychometrics and the relationship between emotional health and spirituality, which has been presented at professional forums such as the conventions of the Puerto Rico Psychological Association.\nWith over twelve years of experience, she has practiced clinical psychology in corporations, integrated health groups, and private practice, serving children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. She is currently part of Santa Cruz Behavioral, where she provides psychotherapy services to adults and older adults.
Ha llevado a cabo investigaciones relacionadas a temas de psicometr\u00eda y la relaci\u00f3n entre la salud emocional y la espiritualidad, las cuales se han presentados en foros profesionales como lo son las convenciones de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Psicolog\u00eda de Puerto Rico.\u00a0
Cuenta con m\u00e1s de doce a\u00f1os de experiencia donde ha ejercido la pr\u00e1ctica de la psicolog\u00eda cl\u00ednica en corporaciones, grupos de salud integral y pr\u00e1ctica privada, atendiendo as\u00ed poblaciones de ni\u00f1os, adolescentes, adultos y envejecientes. Actualmente forma parte del grupo Santa Cruz Behavioral, donde se desempe\u00f1a como psic\u00f3loga cl\u00ednica, ofreciendo el servicio de psicoterapia a la poblaci\u00f3n de adultos y envejecientes.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tu bienestar, nuestra misi\u00f3n. Psicolog\u00eda Cl\u00ednica Conoce al equipo Karen Y. Pujals Morales, PHD Psic\u00f3loga Cl\u00ednica La Dra. Karen Pujals complet\u00f3 un doctorado en psicolog\u00eda cl\u00ednica en la Universidad Carlos Albizu, Recinto de San Juan. Realiz\u00f3 su internado en Neuropsicolog\u00eda Cl\u00ednica en el Hospital Universitario del Distrito (UDH), Departamento de Neurolog\u00eda (Recinto de Ciencias M\u00e9dicas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-154","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions\/509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santacruzbehavioral.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}