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Mariel is a full-time psycholgy professor inside the psychology department at USFQ. She is passionate about mental health. She received her Bachelor degree in  Education and Psychology from USFQ. Later she moved to Spain where she was trained in the cognitive behavioral approach by completing a postgraduate degree in child and adolescent psychology and psycho-oncology. She received her Master in Science in  Counseling Psychology degree from Northeastern University, Boston. During that time, she interned and was trained at Mclean Hospital OCD Unit. During that time she developed her interested in helping patients suffering from OCD and other severe and chronic anxiety disorders. She received he Ph.D in Educational Psychology at Capella University where she linked her counseling and clinic skills with learning in the Educational field. Mariel is a research practitoner and enjoys strenghting her clinical skills while conducting research. She is conviced that it is throught research and practice that you can achieve the necesarry knowledge to help patients grow and live a life worth living.