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Veronica Vargas, Ph.D., LMFT Dr. Vargas is a Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services. She is also a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Dr. Vargas received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Multicultural Community Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, Los Angeles. Dr. Vargas completed an APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services (formerly Student Psychological Services). Her previous clinical training also includes a pre-doctoral internship at CSUDH Student Health and Psychological Services and a practicum at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program. Dr. Vargas graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior and another in Sociology. She also received an M.S. in Counseling from California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Vargas has provided individual, child, family, and group psychotherapy for the past ten years. She has worked with university students, adults with psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, survivors of domestic violence, abused and neglected children, at a cancer foundation with bereaved children, and with children and families participating in Head Start. Her areas of clinical and research interest include Latino mental health, multicultural and diversity issues, women’s issues, domestic violence, first-generation university students, students of color in higher education, acculturative stress, and depression. Dr. Vargas is also involved in professional organizations including the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), the American Psychological Association (APA), the California Psychological Association (CPA), the National Latino Psychological Association (NLPA), and the California Latino Psychological Association (CLPA). Dr. Vargas is also a founding member and former Chair of the Latino Student Psychological Association (LSPA) at Alliant International University, Los Angeles.
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