About | Sobre
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Maira (ella/she/her) has history of treating and supervising cases providing individual, children, couple, and family counseling services in nonprofit and private practice settings. She has over a decade of experience providing bilingual services to families in rural communities, partnering with school districts, social service and government agencies addressing various mental health concerns and needs. She has also provided psycho-educational workshops to teens in schools about various mental health topics, including suicide and self-harming behaviors.
Maira has also provided educational information about mental health topics and services to the community through conferences, television appearances, and radio.
Maira has also been a Part-time Faculty in the Counselor Education Department at Fresno State since 2014 teaching, mentoring, and supervising Marriage, Family, Child, and Counselor trainees and has taught in the Counseling Department at Fresno City College.
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Experiencia Profesional
Experiencia Profesional
Experiencia Profesional
Maira (ella/she/her) tiene un historial de tratamiento y supervisión de casos brindando servicios de terapia/asesoramiento individual, infantil, de pareja y familiar en agencias de práctica privada y sin fines de lucro. Tiene más de una decada de experiencia brindando servicios bilingües a familias en comunidades rurales, asociándose con distritos escolares y servicios sociales y agencias gubernamentales que abordan diversas preocupaciones y necesidades de salud mental. También ha brindado talleres psicoeducativos a adolescentes en las escuelas sobre varios temas de salud mental, incluido el suicidio y las conductas autolesivas.
Maira también ha brindado información educativa sobre los servicios y temas de salud mental a la comunidad a través de conferencias, apariciones en televisión y radio.
Maira también ha sido parte de la Facultad en el Departamento de Educación de Consejeros en Fresno State desde 2014 enseñando, asesorando y supervisando aprendices del programa de la maestría de Consejería Matrimonial, Familiar e Infantil y ha enseñado en el Departamento de Consejería en el Fresno City College.
Experiencia Profesional
Experiencia Profesional
Recognitions & Awards | Reconocimientos y Premios
Business Woman of the Year
Extraordinary Faculty Award
Extraordinary Faculty Award
2023
Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
[pictured CCHCC President Sonia Arreguin]
Extraordinary Faculty Award
Extraordinary Faculty Award
Extraordinary Faculty Award
2020
Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
"Counselor and Leader"
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
2018
Teachers and Friends Honor Wall
Conference Presenter | Presentadora de conferencia
2024-Second Annual Mental Health & Wellness Conference (UWLF)
2024- 51st Chicanx Youth Conference
2023- Latina Women's Conference (CCHCC)
2023- First Annual Mental Health & Wellness Conference (UWLF)
*Keynote Speaker and Presenter
2020-Virtual Regional Migrant Parent Conference
2019- Annual Migrant Mother's Symposium (FCSS)
2019-1st Annual Health and Wellness Conference
2015-Annual Parenting Education Conference
2015-Teen Parent Conference
2013-Annual Regional Migrant Parent Conference
LGBTQ2+ resources: PFLAG, The Trevor Project, GLAAD, LGBT Foundation, LGBT Network, & LGBTQ2Native
Maira was born in Delano, California. She was raised in various parts of California, with proud roots in Michoacán, México. She is from her hometown of Wasco and a proud alumnus from Wasco High School ('05). She received a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish in 2008 and she went to complete and earn a Masters of Science degree in Counseling with an option in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2011 from California State University, Fresno.
Maira loves to spend time with her family and friends and enjoys art, traveling, going on adventures, and the beach.
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Maira nació en Delano, California. Se crió en varias partes de California, con orgullosas raíces en Michoacán, México. Ella es de su ciudad natal de Wasco y una orgullosa alumna de Wasco High School (2005). Recibió una licenciatura en español en 2008 y completó y obtuvo una Maestría en Ciencias en Consejería con opción en Terapia Matrimonial y Familiar en 2011 de la Universidad Estatal de California, Fresno.
A Maira le encanta pasar tiempo con su familia y amigos y disfruta del arte, viajar, vivir aventuras y la playa.
Additional Trainings | Entrenamientos adicionales
Maira has over a decade of training completions on various areas such as various theoretical modalities, clinical supervision, legal and ethical matters, telehealth, LGBTQ+, and etc. Information on completion of additional trainings upon request.
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Maira cuenta con más de una década de formación en diversas áreas, como diversas modalidades teóricas, supervisión clínica, cuestiones legales y éticas, telesalud, LGBTQ+ y etc. Información sobre la finalización de formaciones adicionales a pedido.
