Tanya Erazo

As a woman of color and child of immigrants, Dr. Tanya Erazo’s experiences have cultivated her interests in the health and safety of people of color and other oppressed groups. She has dedicated over a decade’s worth of work to serving marginalized communities (like women of color, LGBTQ+ persons, incarcerated peoples, and intersectional identities) – adding their voices to her clinical and empirical contributions to the field of psychology.

As an award-winning psychologist as well as the CEO of Liberate Psychological & Consultation Services, Dr. Tanya Erazo credits her upbringing in compelling her to continue selecting research, clinical, and professional projects that serve non-dominant groups. And she is also really funny – which this brief bio didn’t let her highlight – and now she feels self-conscious about it.

• Clinical psychology
• Forensic psychology
• Psychological assessment
• Pedagogy

• Psychological trauma (including but not limited to: complex trauma, migration-related trauma, identity-related trauma)
• Behavioral health impacts of oppression and discrimination 
• BIPOC mental health
• Microaggressions
• Conflict resolution

• PhD in Clinical Psychology, Concentration in Forensic Psychology
• MPhil in Clinical Psychology
• MA in Forensic Psychology
• MA in General Psychology, Concentration in Mental Health & Substance Abuse Counseling
• BA in Law & Society

• Chief Executive Officer, Liberate Psychological & Consultation Services, Inc.
• Adjunct Professor in Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

• American Psychological Association (APA), Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women), Section 4 (Sexual and Gender Diversity) Early Career Pedagogy Award, 2023
• National Register of Health Service Psychologists and National Register Scholarship Fund Early Career Psychologist Credentialing Scholarship, 2023
• APA Women's Programs Office & Office of Socioeconomic Status Distinguished Speaker for Social and Economic Justice for Women in the Service Sector, 2018

• Erazo, T. (in print). A Journey Through the Obsidian Blade and Crystal Pyramid: A Participant Observation Study of Psychological Healing Aided by Pipil Community, Cosmovisión, and Traditional Practices. Special Issue of Women & Therapy: Authentically Native and Striving to Thrive.

• Hubbard, A. A., London, M. J., Endsley, Jr., M., & Erazo, T. (2024). Race-based stress and trauma empowerment group. In J. Ruzek, M. Yalch, & K. Burkman (Eds.), Group approaches to treating traumatic stress (pp. 191-208). The Guilford Press.

• Nadal, K. L., Erazo, T., & King, R. (2019). Challenging definitions of psychological trauma: The influence of racial microaggressions on traumatic stress. Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology, 11, 2-16.

• Erazo, T. (2018). Migration-related trauma and the UN's response. Psychology International, 29(7).

• Nadal, K. L., Davidoff, K. C., Allicock, N., Serpe, S., & Erazo, T. (2017). Perceptions of police, racial profiling, and psychological consequences for communities of color: A mixed methodological study. Journal of Social Issues, 73(4), 808-830.