Fátima Ortega-Pozada, Psy.D. is a post-doctoral fellow in Clinical Psychology at Chicago DBT Institute ®. She earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Albizu University in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fátima completed her pre-doctoral internship at VA Caribbean Healthcare System in Puerto Rico primarily providing individual and group therapy to veteran adults and geriatric patients with complex clinical presentations. Through her graduate and pre-doctoral training, Fátima has received training in evidence-based treatments, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), DBT STEPS-A (DBT in Schools), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). In recent experiences, she has developed interests in learning psychodynamic, LGBTQ+ affirmative care and feminist approaches and integrates them in diverse interventions. 

Fátima has worked with adolescents, families and mostly adults struggling with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, PTSD, substance use, personality disorders, suicidal ideation, and emotion dysregulation. As a therapist, she believes it is important to focus beyond the individual level and contextualize the issues and concerns people experience on a systemic and cultural level. Also, recognizing and addressing the interaction of their diverse identities (intersectionality). Fátima works towards being aware of her own ethnic/cultural background and the power differential as a therapist, and how they impact treatment. She takes a collaborative and non-judgmental approach in her work. She believes in being genuine and compassionate, and that changes come about through connection, vulnerability, acceptance, and community. 

In her free time, Fátima enjoys dancing, singing, cooking, and discovering delicious food. She also enjoys learning and mastering new skills, watching series and movies, and playing sudoku.