Karen Muñiz

Yaressy Muñiz is a clinical psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist based in Monterrey, Mexico. She received her training in psychology and psychotherapy within psychiatric and clinical settings, where she has worked extensively with patients presenting complex personality pathology, affective disorders, and high-risk clinical profiles.

Her clinical orientation is grounded in contemporary psychoanalytic theory, with a particular emphasis on personality organization, object relations, affect regulation, and the assessment of severe psychopathology. She has experience in psychological assessment, including the use of performance-based and self-report measures for the evaluation of personality functioning, structural vulnerabilities, and diagnostic differentiation in complex cases.

Yaressy’s professional interests center on the integration of psychological assessment with psychodynamic case formulation, especially in patients with borderline and related personality organizations. Her work highlights the clinical utility of assessment as a tool not only for diagnosis, but also for treatment planning, risk evaluation, and deepening the understanding of intrapsychic and relational dynamics.

She has presented clinical and theoretical work at academic and professional conferences and remains actively engaged in the dialogue between psychoanalytic theory and contemporary approaches to personality assessment. Her clinical practice and scholarly contributions aim to advance a nuanced, ethically grounded, and clinically rigorous understanding of personality pathology within modern mental health contexts.