## About

Dr. Berberena, who is also referred to as Dr. Nina by several of her patients and colleagues, is a Connecticut native and proud UConn alumnus. After completing her bachelors degree in psychology at the University of Connecticut in 2006, she then went on to complete a masters degree in health psychology at Central Connecticut State University. In her desire to ...  learn more about the developing role that mental health providers have in medical settings, she pursued a doctorate in clinical psychology at William James College with a specialization in health and provision of behavioral health services in community mental health and hospital settings. Dr. Berberena’s training experiences have granted her the opportunity to provide both individual and group psychotherapy to patients throughout the lifespan within both inpatient psychiatric and outpatient settings.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Psychiatry](/departments/psychiatry), [Gastroenterology](/departments/gastroenterology), [Sickle Cell Disease Program](/departments/sickle-cell-disease-program), [Sickle Cell Disease Adult Clinic](/departments/sickle-cell-disease-adult-clinic)
- ### Specialties
    
    adult mental health, bariatric medicine, health psychology and stress management techniques, interventions in clinical hypnosis, trauma-informed interventions and care, Latino and Afro-Caribbean mental health, immigrant mental health, Native American mental health, cognitive and personality assessment
- ### Languages
    
    Spanish
- ### Pronouns
    
    She/Her
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.638.6525](tel:617.638.6525)
- ### Primary Location
    
     [725 Albany Street (Shapiro Building)  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=725+Albany+Street+%28Shapiro+Building%29+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
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- ### Administrative Title
    
    Instructor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Jackson Health System/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- ### Education
    
    William James College
- ### Research Interests
    
    The role of culture and spirituality in treatment adherence and mental health outcomes, lifestyle modifications and their impact upon mental health and medical outcomes, advocacy of immigrant communities, barriers to mental health among Latinos
 
 

 

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  ## Affiliations

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