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About Dr. Linda Perez-Puelles
Dr. Linda Perez-Puelles is a licensed clinical psychologist at Mind Body Seven with over 17 years of experience providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families. She is known for her interactive, conversational style and her ability to create a warm, strengths-based therapeutic space where clients feel supported, understood, and empowered.
Dr. Perez-Puelles approaches therapy as a collaborative process, helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges while building insight, resilience, and practical coping skills. Her work is grounded in compassion, cultural awareness, and a deep respect for each client’s unique life experience.
Conditions Treated
Dr. Perez-Puelles works with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns, including:
- Anxiety disorders
- Depression and mood difficulties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Emotional disturbance
- Behavioral concerns in children and adolescents
- Interpersonal and relationship challenges
- Life transitions and adjustment difficulties
She has extensive experience supporting at-risk youth, underserved populations, undocumented immigrants, and families navigating complex psychosocial stressors.
Therapy Approaches & Modalities
Dr. Perez-Puelles uses an integrative, trauma-informed approach to therapy, tailoring treatment to each client’s developmental stage, strengths, and goals. Her clinical work draws from:
- Strengths-based and person-centered therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Play therapy
- Trauma-focused interventions
- Family systems therapy
Across modalities, she emphasizes collaboration, emotional safety, and practical strategies that support meaningful and lasting change.
Clinical Background & Experience
With nearly two decades of clinical experience, Dr. Perez-Puelles has worked in a variety of specialized settings. Her professional background includes working with children who have experienced sexual abuse, providing care within eating disorder residential treatment centers, and conducting psychological evaluations for undocumented immigrants.
Her work reflects a strong commitment to advocacy, equity, and culturally responsive care. As a bilingual (English–Spanish), bicultural clinician originally from Miami, Florida, Dr. Perez-Puelles brings cultural humility and sensitivity into all aspects of her clinical practice.
Education & Licensure
PsyD, Doctor of Psychology
Carlos Albizu University, Miami, FL
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
New York State
Therapeutic Style & Philosophy
Clients and colleagues describe Dr. Perez-Puelles as warm, engaging, and approachable, with a natural ability to use humor and strengths to foster connection and growth. Her style is interactive and supportive, helping clients feel at ease while also encouraging insight, reflection, and forward movement.
She believes therapy is most effective when clients feel genuinely seen and actively involved in their own healing process. Dr. Perez-Puelles works collaboratively with individuals and families to identify what “the good life” means to them and to develop tools for navigating both life’s challenges and successes.
Outside the Therapy Room
Outside of her clinical work, Dr. Perez-Puelles values spending time with friends and family and prioritizes connection with people who create a sense of safety and belonging. She is also an avid Halloween enthusiast and enjoys cosplaying as different characters each year, including attending New York Comic Con and fully embracing the creativity and fun of the season.
She often recommends Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood to families navigating adolescence and developmental transitions.