29 min
The first essential element of resilience: Establishing a sense of safety with Dr. Soler and her knowledge of mental wellbeing amongst diverse populations Cafe Con Emocion
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In this episode we connect with Dr. Soler and her knowledge of mental well being amongst diverse population. She highlights the first essential element of resilience: Establishing a sense of safety. Through storytelling and sharing her experiences we learn about how the sense of safety is established amongst refugee and immigrant populations.
Dr. Giselle Soler is a Salvadoran-American, bilingual, licensed psychologist based in Los Angeles, with more than eight years of experience in clinical practice serving a diverse population. Her passion has been to work with underserved individuals, immigrants, and adult children of immigrants. She specializes in treatment of trauma, depression, anxiety, and acculturative stress. She seeks to bring awareness and knowledge on mental wellbeing to diverse populations in an effort to de-stigmatize mental health and address cultural barriers that may impact mental wellness. She currently works as a forensic evaluator and psychotherapist at Program for Torture Victims (PTV), where she serves survivors of torture who are seeking asylum in the U.S. Dr. Soler has a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary’s University in Psychology and Religious. She also has a Master’s and Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D) in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles.
In this episode we connect with Dr. Soler and her knowledge of mental well being amongst diverse population. She highlights the first essential element of resilience: Establishing a sense of safety. Through storytelling and sharing her experiences we learn about how the sense of safety is established amongst refugee and immigrant populations.
Dr. Giselle Soler is a Salvadoran-American, bilingual, licensed psychologist based in Los Angeles, with more than eight years of experience in clinical practice serving a diverse population. Her passion has been to work with underserved individuals, immigrants, and adult children of immigrants. She specializes in treatment of trauma, depression, anxiety, and acculturative stress. She seeks to bring awareness and knowledge on mental wellbeing to diverse populations in an effort to de-stigmatize mental health and address cultural barriers that may impact mental wellness. She currently works as a forensic evaluator and psychotherapist at Program for Torture Victims (PTV), where she serves survivors of torture who are seeking asylum in the U.S. Dr. Soler has a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary’s University in Psychology and Religious. She also has a Master’s and Doctorate of Psychology (Psy.D) in Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles.
29 min