Dr. Vanegas completed her residency at Harvard Medical School‘s McLean Hospital.  She specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents with numerous mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, school refusal, social skills deficits, ADHD, and behavioral concerns, and has experience working with LGBTQ+ populations. In addition, she enjoys working with post-partum women treating post-partum depression and offering early parenthood support. Dr. Vanegas has received extensive training, and is a specialist in the treatment of OCD and eating disorders. She uses evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive behavioral  therapy (CBT), the treatment of choice for depression and anxiety, as  well as exposure response prevention (ERP), the most effective treatment  to date for obsessive compulsive disorder.  In addition, she has extensive experience treating students suffering from test/performance anxiety, and has assisted numerous clients with anxiety related to successfully completing the SAT, ACT, LSAT, and BAR exams. She is a Social Thinking® trained psychologist and is well versed on Social Thinking®’s approach to improving executive functioning deficits (common among individuals diagnosed with ADHD and/or autism). Her approach to therapy is  client-centered, with a focus on increasing acceptance and understanding  of the client, as well as renewing the client’s connection to goals,  values, and improving self-esteem.