Our Team
Meyleen Velasquez
Maternal-Infant Mental Health Consultant
Meyleen Velasquez has been working in the field of mental health since 2006 and providing psychotherapy since 2009. She has a Doctorate in Social Work from Capella University and focused her research on anti-oppressive and anti-racist practices in mental health. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and graduated from FIU with a Master’s in Social Work. Meyleen worked at various organizations, including a shelter for women and children, providing in-home therapy services, and working with parents and very young children impacted by trauma, and Child Protective Services.
She completed infant mental health training at the Institute of Child and Family Health. She trained in dyadic, child-parent therapy through the University of Miami’s Linda Ray’s Intervention Center. After working with parents and children, she became passionate about the specific needs of birthing people and very young children. Thus, she obtained specialized training in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. She believes the more providers support each other, the better for our communities.
In addition to direct clinical services, Meyleen provides clinical and reflective supervision/consultation to clinicians working in various fields with caregivers and young children. She sits on the Board of the Washington Association for Infant Mental Health. She served as the Chair for the Florida Chapter of Postpartum Support International, on the committee for the Broward Chapter of the Florida Infant Mental Health Association, and as the past President of the Florida Association for Play Therapy. She is a member of the National Association for Perinatal Social Workers, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, ZERO TO THREE, and the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.