Biography:

Originally from Puerto Rico and now located in Los Angeles, CA, Amanda Colon Morales has been a Therapist and Life Coach for over two years. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico. Then, after becoming a mom, Amanda decided to enroll in Graduate school and work hard to receive a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy Counseling.

Amanda has worked for school districts and private practices, where she treated children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. She has experience treating anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, interpersonal relationship issues, marital problems, career counseling, workplace stress, and motherhood stress.

Currently, she provides telehealth services through her website. She considers herself a culturally competent clinician and takes pride in being an integrative and dynamic therapist/life coach.

Since she was a little girl, Amanda has loved animals and always took care of any animal that crossed her way. So, when Amanda’s little sister told her she wanted to be a veterinarian, she wasn’t surprised!

Amanda has always been close to veterinarians and their clients, and after seeing her sister’s vet school journey, she recognizes the wellbeing challenges and struggles that many vet students go through. For that reason, she decided to be part of the amazing team at Get MotiVETed!

In her free time, she visits museums and new places with her family or plays chess with her 9-year-old boy!