Professional Biography

Doris is a second-year graduate student in the Professional Counseling Psychology master’s program and a member of the Mental Health Interventions and Novel Therapeutics (MINT) Anxiety Program at Florida International University. She was an undergraduate research assistant in the MINT Anxiety Program, where she supported research and clinical work with children experiencing anxiety and selective mutism. She completed her practicum at FIU’s Center for Children and Families, where she was trained in providing evidence-based individual therapy and co-facilitated a group program for children with ADHD that included behavioral parent training. She was also a counselor in Brave Bunch, the MINT Lab’s intensive summer treatment program for children with selective mutism and social anxiety. Her clinical interests include children’s social-emotional development and the impact of emotional and behavioral concerns across home and school settings. She is committed to providing care that feels collaborative and culturally responsive. She hopes to help children build coping skills while making sure caregivers feel supported and included. She also wants mental health care to feel more welcoming and accessible for Latino families and other culturally diverse communities.
Contact: dcabo@fiu.edu