I am acting as Vice-president, leading the Latinamerican Regional Group and member of the ISSPD Board. I am a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mentalization Based Therapy and certified in Transference Focused Therapy by the International Society of Transference Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP). I am a professor of Clinical Psychiatry course at the School of Medicine of the Scientific University of South (UCSUR). I work in the mental health unit and Psychiatry service of the Villa El Salvador Hospital in Lima. I am co-founder and medical director of Instituto Peruano para el Estudio y abordaje integral de la Personalidad (IPEP) and co-founder of the Personality Disorders Chapter of the Peruvian Psychiatric Association and the Latin American Journal of Personality. 

My main areas of interest are research and dissemination of topics related to personality and mood disorders, specially Bipolar Disorders.

I am a psychotherapist with extensive experience in personality disorders, certified as a supervisor in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) by the ISTFP, with advanced training in Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) and additional studies in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples.

I hold a Doctorate and a Master’s Degree in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Asociación Psicoanalítica Mexicana, A.C., where I completed my academic training. Additionally, I am a certified evaluator of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) by the University of California, Berkeley. I served as Head of the Psychology Department in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Service at the Mexican Social Security Institute (2016–2024).

Currently, I dedicate myself to clinical psychotherapy, supervision, and training of therapists across Latin America and the United States, with a specialized focus on the treatment of personality and attachment disorders.

Clinical Psychologist

Master in Clinical Psychology, University of Chile

Candidate for a PhD in Psychotherapy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile – Universidad de Chile.

Therapist accredited in Transference Focused Psychotherapy, International Society of Transference Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP)

Past-member International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders Student Committee (ISSPD-SC)

Founding member of Grupo TFP Chile

Teacher Master in Clinical Psychology, Adolfo Ibañez University

I am a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with training in Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and General Psychiatric Management (GPM) for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

I am working at the Peruvian Institute for the Study and Comprehensive Approach to Personality (IPEP) in Lima, where I provide assessment and psychotherapy for personality disorders. I am currently pursuing a certification as a TFP therapist from the International Society of Transference Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP). I am also part of the Student Section Committee of the ISSPD as Social Media/Relations Chair.

I am interested in researching personality disorders, especially borderline and narcissistic personality disorders and their treatment from psychodynamic perspectives such as Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT).