Ruth Zúñiga, PHD

Executive Director & Licensed Psychologist

Raíces de Bienestar

Dr. Ruth Zúñiga has a PhD in clinical and community psychology with a rural and indigenous emphasis from the University of Alaska. She has developed and managed multiple community-driven programs and grants focused on “bringing mental health” to the Latine community, removing stigma and supporting mental health access and utilization of services by underserved communities. Dr. Zúñiga has been teaching, researching, consulting, and presenting on the subject of Latine mental health and wellness and program evaluation for 10 years. She has been providing culturally grounded mental health services for over 15 years in the areas of resiliency, immigration, healing and trauma, informed care, chronic disease management, and overall mental health concerns. She is a former associate professor, and founder of Sabiduría: Latinx Psychology Emphasis at Pacific University, an academic and clinical program focused on training culturally informed masters and doctoral level clinicians to work with the Latinx community.  Dr. Zúñiga is a licensed psychologist, the co-founder and executive director of Raíces de Bienestar, a non-profit organization in Oregon focused on Latine mental health.