Marijo Villano, Ph.D. (she/her)
Psychological Assistant
Biography
Dr. Villano is a second-generation, Filipina American psychological assistant. She earned her B.S. in Psychology, M.A. in Counseling Psychology, and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Texas Woman's University in Denton, Texas. Dr. Villano completed her pre-doctoral internship at UNLV CAPS. Dr. Villano's clinical interests include the BIPOC community, particularly Filipino and other Asian American groups, family/cultural conflict, and trauma. Dr. Villano utilizes an emotion-focused approach with a feminist, multicultural lens. Dr. Villano believes that we are every age we've ever been and that it is important to hold each part of ourselves with compassion and care. She also believes in seeing every intersecting identity a person has with understanding. When Dr. Villano is not in the therapy room, she's out running, watching anime, video chatting with her family back home, taking her little dog on adventures, or exploring different food scenes with her loving partner.
Supervisor: Erin Williams, Ph.D.