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    Melany Ruiz Gonzalez, PhD

    Psychologist
    Phone: (787) 244-0588
    Email: melanyruiz.phd@gmail.com
    • LGBTQIA+ Affirming

    Gender

    • Woman

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    • Hispanic or Latin@/x

    Diagnosis

    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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    • Contamination
    • Harm
    • Identity
    • Perfectionism
    • Religious/Moral (Scrupulosity)
    • Sensorimotor
    • Violent/Sexual

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    • ADD/ADHD
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    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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