Dr. Monica Gilbert

Our Founder - Dr. Monica Gilbert

Dr. Monica Gilbert CMNB

Dr. Monica Gilbert is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D), and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and the founder of Crystal Minds New Beginning (CMNB). For approximately 12 years, Dr. Gilbert has been working with infants and toddlers as an Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist (ITDS). She has also been working with children, adolescents, and adults concurrently.

Dr. Gilbert has completed both her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Florida International University (FIU). Dr. Gilbert continued on to pursue a second Master’s of Science in Psychology from Albizu University (AU). Thereafter, she went on to complete her Doctorate in Psychology (PSY.D) where she acquired more knowledge in the application of treatments and testing with children and adults.

Dr. Gilbert is recognized by Psychology Today. Dr. Gilbert has presented on behavior analysis techniques at workshops, Parent-to-Parent training, internationally, UMCARD, various autism awareness events, private/public schools, charity events, and foster homes and shelters in both Spanish and English. Dr. Gilbert has a guest expert speaker on Despierta America, Univision. Dr. Gilbert has co-authored articles in Parent with Special Needs magazine and has conducted RBT (Registered Behavior Technician) training. Additionally, Dr. Gilbert is an adjunct professor and teaches Applied Behavior Analysis courses at AU.

VoyageMIA Interview to Our Founder:

VoyageMIA Interview to Our Founder

As a child I was well attuned to other’s feelings and was absorbed to hear about others’ stories and to listen to how people overcame their struggles. They called me la “vieja nina” (old child in Spanish) for a reason. I always liked hearing about the challenges and people could become resilient and learn ways to cope with their challenges. This is why I decided to switch my major in college from pre-med to psychology, specifically, concentrate on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

VoyageMIA Interview to Our Founder

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