Maria Cecilia, or Cecilia as she likes to be called, is a first year Clinical Psychology Ph.D. student. She is currently the lab manager of the BeCHildLab. Cecilia did her undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University. Upon graduation she traveled to Belgium, where she lived for three years studying the language and loving its cultural diversity (Belgium has three official languages!). When she returned to the U.S. she completed her Master’s Degree in Counseling, where she did clinical work which included helping children and families going through the grieving process, psychoeducation on topics such as parenting skills, and group and individual counseling. Her love for research pushed Cecilia to also finish a thesis, and she was the only student of her graduation class to do so. For Cecilia, people have great potential for greatness, and her goal is to help clients find and treasure that potential. She is a proud resident of the Rio Grande Valley, and is enthusiastic to serve her community with empathy and kindness.
Lab Manager
