Rasshaya E. Vargas-Acevedo, PsyD
Post-Doctoral Fellow in Addiction Psychology, Fernside
- Clinical Fellow in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Biography
Rasshaya E. Vargas-Acevedo, PsyD, is a post-doctoral fellow at Fernside, a McLean Hospital Signature Addiction Recovery Program which specializes in treatment of substance use and co-occurring disorders. Dr. Vargas-Acevedo is bilingual in Spanish and English. Her clinical interests include working with Latinx population in the United States, as well as advocacy regarding the stigma that surrounds addiction.
Education & Training
- 2014 BA in Psychology, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
- 2017 MS in Clinical Psychology, Albizu University - San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 2021 PsyD in Clinical Psychology, Albizu University - San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 2020-2021 Pre-Doctoral Internship, The Behavioral Wellness at Girard
