About Dr. Rodriguez Archilla

I am originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and will forever call it "home." I have lived in Charlottesville for almost a decade now, and when I'm not working, I stay pretty busy chasing two young kids around. I am proud to serve on the board of directors for The Women's Initiative and firmly believe in social justice and increasing access to mental health care for all.

Vivian M. Rodríguez Archilla, Ph.D. | Licensed Clinical Psychologist | Charlottesville, VA

I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Virginia with 15 years of clinical experience.

About Dr. rodriguez Archilla

I hold a B.A. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA and a M.A. in General Psychology from Catholic University in Washington, DC.

I received my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. In addition to receiving excellent training in general adult psychotherapy, I sub-specialized in behavioral medicine.
- Behavioral medicine, also known as clinical health psychology, is a sub-specialty of clinical psychology that is concerned with the integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical sciences, and how these fields contribute to the understanding of health and illness.
- Behavioral medicine is guided by the belief that the relationship between our minds and bodies is bidirectional. Accordingly, I utilize techniques that are relevant to the prevention of disease and the promotion of mind+body health.

As part of my training, I completed a one-year pre-doctoral clinical internship with a focus on Clinical Health Psychology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL.
- During this internship, I received specialized training in:
  - psycho-social oncology
  - behavioral sleep medicine
  - women’s health

With a special interest in working with cancer patients and their families, I completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Psycho-social Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York, NY.
- During my fellowship, I provided evidence-based psychotherapy and supportive counseling to cancer patients and their family members and conducted clinical research related to the prevention of cancer as well as patients' adjustment to cancer survivorship (with a particular focus on skin and breast cancers).