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Maribel Rivera

Therapist
20 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, PTSD
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy

Great to meet you!

Maribel Rivera, LCSW-R is a bilingual-bicultural psychotherapist with dual degrees from La Universidad de Santo Tomás de Aquino in Bogotá, Colombia as a clinical psychologist, and Master’s degree in clinical social work from New York University.

Mrs. Rivera has ample experience working with families, couples and children using the family system, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy models.

My approach to therapy

My approach is creating a therapeutic alliance through a person center e insight-oriented perspective to help clients identify their strengths to overcome weaknesses by using interventions of CBT, DBT, TF-CBT, psycho-education and motivational interviewing.

What you can expect from me

Therapy is a evolving partnership built from the psycho-social information which provide a global picture of diagnostic impression to heal past emotional pain and overcome present challenges.

About me

  • I identify as
    Hispanic, Woman
  • My style is
    Solution Oriented, Direct, Participatory

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    20 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at New York University, PsyD (Doctor of Psychology)
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York)
  • Licensed in
    New York
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Highmark BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Highmark BlueShield of Northeastern New York, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar, Oxford, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Depression, Family issues, PTSD
  • More specialties
    ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Stress management, Panic disorders, Cultural & ethnic issues, Grief or loss, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, Trauma
  • Therapy methods
    Psychodynamic, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Structural Family, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Trauma Focused CBT
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Adults
  • Languages
    English, Spanish