Dr. Elia E. Villalobos

I am a bilingual (English-Spanish) clinical health psychologist dedicated to provide psychological services to patients with variety of psychological and health-related concerns. I’m committed to helping patients learn how to navigate uncomfortable feelings related to adjustment to medical diagnosis, life transitions, and other environmental stressors. I help my clients to explore and improve their self-knowledge and understand how is that brain and body are connected 100% of the time. I guide my patients into exploring what are the triggering points in their life, what helps them restore and achieve balance, and identify other areas for growth. I believe in a collaborative approach to helping clients reach their potential. My areas of interest and expertise include anxiety, depression, women’s health (perinatal mood disorders, infertility, medical problems), work-related stress and burnout, health promotion, pain management, and pre-surgical psychological evaluations. • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy • Perinatal Mental Health • Motivational Interviewing • Mindfulness Based Interventions • My passions include continue learning on the mind-body connection, social constructivism, impact of stress in our overall health, resilience, advocacy for women´s health and health equity, and learning on the impact of culture in our health beliefs and adjustment.