She is a graduate of the APA-Accredited Clinical-School Psychology Program of Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (Yeshiva University), where she earned both her Masters and Doctorate degrees in child and adolescent psychology. Dr. Otero is fluent in Spanish, and provides individual psychotherapy in Spanish for those individuals who feel most comfortable speaking in their native language. She has received advanced training in group psychotherapy from the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society, the regional affiliate of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. Dr. Otero has also received intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy from Behavioral Tech, LLC. Dr. Otero currently holds licenses to practice in New York and Connecticut.