## About

Paola N. Hernández Cintrón, MA, NCC, is a pediatric psychotherapist in the Department of Psychiatry at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where she serves as Associate Director of the SEED Program for Early Childhood Mental Health.

Paula earned her Master of Arts (MA) degree in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine from Boston University, and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC).

Paola provides ...  psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and families, drawing on her background in early childhood education, research on parent–child play and cognitive development, and behavioral health care. Her clinical interests include early childhood, infant, and perinatal mental health, parent–child relationships, play therapy, and trauma-informed care.

As a bilingual clinician of Puerto Rican heritage, she is committed to culturally responsive, family-centered care. Through SEED, she works to expand early childhood mental health services for young children and their caregivers within the Department of Psychiatry.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Psychiatry](/departments/psychiatry), [Psychiatry (Pediatrics)](/departments/pediatrics/psychiatry-pediatrics), [Adolescent Medicine](/departments/pediatrics/primary-care/adolescent-medicine), [Boston STAR Program: Services for Trauma and Resources for Families](/departments/pediatrics/psychiatry-pediatrics/boston-star-program-services-trauma-and-resources-families)
- ### Specialties
    
    Early childhood and infant mental health; early childhood development; parent–child play and play therapy; parent–child relationships and interactions; parenting skills and behavior management; perinatal and early childhood mental health; trauma-informed care
- ### Languages
    
    Spanish
- ### Pronouns
    
    She/Her
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.4561](tel:617.414.4561)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Crosstown Center  
    [801 Massachusetts Ave.  
    7th Floor  
    Boston, MA 02119](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=801+Massachusetts+Ave.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02119)
Social Links

1. ### Follow Me
    
    
    - [ on linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paola-hernandez-cintron/)


 

 
 

 



 

 

- ### Education
    
    MA (Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine), Boston University, Boston, MA, 2025
- ### Board Certifications
    
    National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors
- ### Research Interests
    
    Early childhood development; parent–child play; parent–child relationships and interactions; perinatal and early childhood mental health
 
 

 

   ## My Publications

1. [Browse Paola’s research publications at ORCID »](https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7754-0912)