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Karina Castro Alfaro

Karina Castro Alfaro

Psychology

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  • 8859 · Professional College of Psychologists of Costa Rica
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Price may vary depending on patient condition, clinic and treatment.
Clinical Psychoanalysis
Grief counseling
¢36400.00
Psychotherapeutic treatment for people with self-harm
Specialized care for Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people through a human rights approach
General Inquiry
¢36400.00
Conflict management
Couples therapy
¢63000.00
Crisis intervention for victims of violence
Divorce counseling
¢36400.00
Emotional support
$36400.00
Family therapy
¢63000.00
Female Empowerment
Guide to the life project
Healing the Inner Child
Healthy masculinity
Individual Therapy
¢36400.00
Online Medicine
¢36400.00
Personal empowerment (men and women)
¢36400.00
Play therapy
¢36400.00
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Stress and labor conflict
¢36400.00
Support processes for Successful Aging (planning and approaching retirement and quality of life during older adulthood)
Supporting psychotherapy in chronic and terminal pathologies
Teen guide
¢36400.00
Therapeutic accompaniment for children with autism
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3 patient reviews

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5.0
Staff
5.0
Timeliness
4.5
Bedside manner / communication
5.0
05/24/24

Fue mi primera sesión, estaba nerviosa y estresada. La doctora creó un ambiente donde me sentí escuchada, me sentí entendida y donde ella pudo realmente entender y validar mi situación y mis sentimientos.

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03/23/23

Karina es una excelente profesional, muy empática y ayudando a hacerse las preguntas adecuadas para avanzar en su camino.

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02/18/23

Excelente profesional he sentido un cambio positivo desde el día 1.

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About me

Professional in psychology from a psychoanalytic orientation, with experience in the clinical and labor area.
Experience in accompanying grieving processes, divorce, maternity, femininity, sexual and gender identity, approach to anxiety crises, depression, suicidal ideation, suicide survivors, sexual abuse, among others. Psychological approach to children, adolescents, adults and LGTBIQ+ population, individual and couples therapy (in case of couples therapy, consult the cost).

Psychological care is currently provided in person at:
- Downtown San Jose
- Escazú (ask about the cost of the service in this center since it is a different amount, appointments in this center must be made 24 hours in advance).
- Virtual (patient request).

Authorized to carry out evaluations of Mental Fitness to Carry Firearms and/or work in private security.

I provide consulting and training services for companies.
Active member of the College of Professionals in Psychology of Costa Rica.

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My studies

Psychology degree. Universidad Autónoma de Centro América.
Maestría (en proceso). Universidad de Costa Rica, UCR..

My courses

Addressing Suicide Crises and Community Networks
Psychological intervention in the context of COVID-19
Prevention and Detection of Sexual Harassment in employment and teaching.
Violence against women
Comprehensive approach to the person with psychoactive substance use disorder
Prevention of self-harm and suicide
Violence against children and adolescents
Interviews at the beginning of treatment and emergency situations
Biological bases of behavior
Efficient Training Processes in the area of ​​Labor and Organizational Psychology
Sexual democracy and psychoanalysis
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I treat these patients:

Children
Adult
Elderly

I treat these medical conditions:

Anxiety
Depression
Difficulty adapting
Mourning
Psychotic behavior
Anguish
Anorexia
Antisocial personality
Anxious or excessive eating
Bulimia
Chronic depression (dysthymia)
Chronic stress
Codependent relationships
Compulsive gambling
Couple conflict
Drug abuse
Emergency psychology
Emotional crisis
Encopresis (bowel incontinence)
Enuresis (inability to control urination)
Fear of school
Grief
Hostile behavior
Hyperactivity
Hypochondria (health anxiety)
Maternal deprivation syndrome (childhood neglection)
Menopause
Neurosis
Nightmares
Panic attack
Parent and child therapy
Phobia
Poor school performance
Posttraumatic stress
Premature ejaculation
Psychological Trauma
Rebel child against parents
Schizophrenia
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Sexual apathy
Sexual aversion
Shyness
Stuttering
Suicidal behavior
Transsexuality
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Clínica Morazán San José centro

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Pan-American Life - PALIG

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Consulta Virtual Dra. Karina Castro

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Pan-American Life - PALIG

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Edificio Magallanes.

ADISA

ASSA

BlueCross BlueShield

INS Medical

MAPFRE

Pan-American Life - PALIG

Quálitas

Redbridge