Brenda Castro
Licensed Mental Health Counselor at The Cliffs Climbing + Fitness
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolBrenda Castro is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with a decade of experience bridging STEM and therapeutic practice. Trained as a computer scientist and mathematician at Harvey Mudd and Cornell Tech before completing an MEd in Mental Health Counseling, she brings a research-informed, humanistic-existential approach to individual and couples therapy, integrating CBT, ACT, and Gestalt. She specializes in gender dysphoria, sexuality, and open relationships, and pairs clinical work at Good Therapy NYC with hands-on coaching for youth climbers at The Cliffs. Brenda’s background in accessible technology and human-robot teamwork informs a curious, evidence-driven style and a talent for translating complex systems into practical growth strategies. Clients benefit from her analytic rigor, creative problem-solving, and commitment to wellbeing cultivated across academic research, teaching, and community roles.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Chaffey High SchoolBachelor’s Degree Joint Computer-Science and Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Joint Computer-Science and Mathematics at Harvey Mudd CollegeMaster of Education - MEd Mental Health Counseling/Counselor, Master of Education - MEd Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Hunter CollegeInformation Science, Information Science at Cornell University
English, Spanish, American Sign Language
Github Skills (8)
music8
audio6
python6
player6
macos4
linux4
windows4
electron3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
hmc-cs-bcastro/blog.bvcastro.com
Aug 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:76 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
hmc-cs-bcastro/hmc-cs-bcastro.github.io
Aug 2020 - Feb 2023
Contributions:94 commits, 112 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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