Supervision

Maya Borgueta, PsyD

Dr. Maya Borgueta is a clinical psychologist and the founder of Stella Nova, and she provides clinical supervision to doctoral level associates. Maya is a 2005 graduate of the counseling psychology master’s program at Northwestern University, and completed her doctoral degree at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium in 2011.

Maya’s clinical interests include workplace trauma and burnout, self-esteem and self-compassion, 1st and 2nd generation immigrant mental health, and culturally responsive therapy for women of color. 

Charlene Dunkley, LCSW

Charlene Dunkley is a clinical supervisor at Stella Nova. She graduated from Temple University with her MSW in 2010 and has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2013. She focuses on providing trauma-informed care and culturally relevant supervision. She has been extensively trained in DBT, Sensorimotor Therapy, and Eating Disorders.

Charlene’s areas of interest include working with those in the helping/healing professions, supporting People of Color with disordered eating and somatic approaches to emotion regulation and trauma treatment.

Alexis Lopez, PsyD

In addition to her work a Staff Psychologist and Operations Lead at Stella Nova, Dr. Alexis Lopez provides clinical supervision to masters and doctoral level associates on our team. She is a goal-oriented therapist who favors structured approaches to helping clients and supervisees achieve their objectives. She supports pre-licensed clinicians integrate evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT and mindfulness based therapies with an approach that is client-centered and culturally responsive.

Alexis’ areas of interest include Latinx & BIPOC mental health, social anxiety, interpersonal relationships, and trauma. She also has expertise in “geek therapy”, supporting clients with interests such as gaming, comic books, sci-fi/fantasy or anime to use the stories they love in the service of their own healing.