Dr. Cabral (They /Them) is a NYS licensed clinical psychologist, and they seek to make therapy a place where you can become the most authentic version of yourself by  clarifying your values and discovering how your traumas and identities shape how you currently move through the world. Dr. Cabral has a vibrant interpersonal style that people who are uncertain about therapy really connect with. 

As an Afro-Caribbean, non-binary, and neurodivergent psychologist, Dr. Cabral supports clients who can feel like they are “on the margins” and do not fit neatly into defined categories.  They manifest the concept of “building life a worth living” in the therapeutic space by engaging clients in conversations around queer joy and gender euphoria.  

Dr. Cabral has extensive training and experience across community-based school settings, settings focused on academic research and clinical care for queer and gender diverse clients, and partial hospitalization programs.  As such, they are able to support adults, adolescents, and couples who are struggling to manage emotional dysregulation, executive function differences, communication differences, anxiety, and self-harm.  Dr. Cabral works extensively with neurodivergent clients  (i.e., ADHD, Autism). Dr. Cabral’s approach to working with neurodivergence consists of supporting clients in identifying the ways that their environments do not support their functioning, using somatic-based interventions to address overstimulation, masking, and burnout, validation regarding the challenges of being a neurodivergent person in a world not designed for them, and social skills training if requested by the client. Dr. Cabral utilizes a collaborative approach to clinical work that prioritizes approaching client treatment goals with compassion, humor, and humility.. They use an integrative approach, including Motivational Interviewing, DBT, CBT, and trauma-focused interventions. Dr. Cabral is also trained as a Level I and II Reiki practitioner, and will incorporate elements of energy work and somatic healing practices at clients’ request. 

In addition to their clinical work, Dr. Cabral is an expert in Motivational Interviewing and HIV prevention with queer and transgender populations. As such, they provide Motivational Interviewing training to sites such as Columbia’s ICAP program and Flushing Hospital Medical Center and participate on panels and conferences concerning LGBTQIA sexual health.