Bianca Planas-García

Bianca Planas García (she/her/ella; M.S.) is a Psychology Fellow in the Yale School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, Psychology Section. Bianca's primary placement is in the Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, with her secondary placement at The Consultation Center.

She is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at Albizu University, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bianca specializes in delivering trauma-informed services and evidence-based care for individuals with substance use disorders and comorbidities. Bianca has offered services in a wide variety of settings, including Opioid Treatment Programs, jails, and community mental health centers. Her clinical and research work carries an intersectional lens.

Bianca's research is primarily focused on exploring potential transdiagnostic factors, such as shame and stigma, among individuals with problematic drug use to inform treatment development. Specifically, Bianca's research aims to identify how these self-conscious emotions influence treatment engagement, adherence, and outcomes through quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Her work seeks not only to explore underlying psychological mechanisms in substance use disorders but also to develop translational efforts to develop evidence-based interventions targeting shame and stigma, improving treatment outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders.