Belen has headed the Children Deserving Services program since inception, and has worked to grow awareness about the program in the communities. Belen graduated from Drexel University with a Master’s of Family Therapy. She is a bilingual (Spanish and English) therapist with a demonstrated history in using evidence-based approaches to treat individuals and families. Belen is a certified Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapist and trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She is passionate about family therapy because it allows all the key players to be in the room to communicate openly and reach a deeper understanding of one another in order to strengthen relationships and gain the tools needed to reach their goals.