Daughter of a Cuban mother and Spanish father, Maria was born in La Habana and moved to Spain a year after with he parents. Having half of her family in central America, international travel and the merge between cultures has always been a part of her life.

At the age of 2, she started nursery at Montessori school receiving a British education from that age until she was 18. The multicultural nature of British education lead to an increase in her interest in travel and other cultures

Her first contact with psychology was at the age of 14, when her baby sister was diagnosed with developmental delay and ADHD later. It was here where her interest in psychology and it’s capacity to transform lives started.

Maria completed her degree in psychology in the bilingual program of Universidad Complutense de Madrid and her master’s degree in sanitary psychology also in Madrid. When she finished her studies she decided to leave for two years yo undertake an experience in completely diverse cultures, starting in South East Asia and finishing in Australia.

During her trip she was a volunteer in Cambodia, working with the Khmer population for a few months, helping with work habilites, English language and job interview preparation. In Australia she performed all types of jobs, from agriculture to hospitality or cleaning, meeting people from all around the world. There she could share working and living experiences with people from Latin America, South Korea, EEUU, South Africa, India, China, Japan and different parts of Europe between others.

During her internship from the master’s degree, she worked in a psychological centre o focused on child sexual abuse, where she realized she wanted to focus her career on the area of Trauma. She is starting the training in EMDR to lead her career towards this area.

Lately, she has been working with young adults and adolescents in an integrative manner, conducting online sessions with clients from all over Spain.

Maria works with a cognitive conductual base and integrative perspective,adapting the course of therapy to the personal needs of each individual.