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Alicia Avila is an EMDR Institute trainer and expert on trauma, cultural issues and gender issues. Bilingual in Spanish and bicultural from Mexico City, Alicia offers training in cultural competence, mental health and co-occurring disorders. For over a decade, she worked with severe mental illness at the University of California San Diego and trauma recovery under EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs. Alicia has presented for an array of academic institutions and offers consultations for therapists and private psychotherapy for adults.

Education
Master of Social Work (MSW), Mental healthSan Diego State University1997
Bachelor of Arts (BA), PsychologyUniversity of California at San Diego1994
3 Honors and Awards
California Society for Clinical Social Work2013
Clinical Social Worker of the Year
University of California at San Diego2004
Community Champion: Diversity Award
Courses featuring Alicia Avila
EMDR for Complex TraumaSale

EMDR for Complex Trauma

Join Deborah Korn and world-leading EMDR experts as they take you on an in-depth and compassionate journey into working with complex trauma, and its potential life long impact on human functioning and relationships. This course will teach you specific techniques and interventions that elegantly combine with the EMDR protocol to help your clients overcome issues and suffering.

EMDR for First RespondersSale

EMDR for First Responders

Through her boots-on-the-ground approach, Dr. Gilman, a former firefighter, demonstrates how the healing power of EMDR Therapy can enable First Responders to heal from the years of stress pile-up and build resilience over time. Learn how to implement EMDR Therapy to heal trauma and build resilience with this unique population.

EMDR for Kids and TeensSale

EMDR for Kids and Teens

This fun and engaging course teaches important and developmentally appropriate skills for integrating the 8 phases of EMDR into child and adolescent therapy. Learn creative and compelling EMDR tools designed to support the unique needs and complex issues children, teens and their families face today.

EMDR for Attachment InjuriesSale

EMDR for Attachment Injuries

Attachment injury leads to life long deep wounds, self-defeating behaviors and can cause problems in relationships. Learn how to bring down barriers to treatment and effect change through powerful interventions and emotionally healing experiences underpinned by the EMDR protocol.

EMDR for Complicated GriefSale

EMDR for Complicated Grief

Support clients through grief, mourning, and traumatic loss using EMDR. This advanced course features expert instruction from Dr. Roger Solomon, internationally recognized EMDR trainer and grief specialist, along with in-depth demonstrations and practical strategies for applying the 8 phases of EMDR to help clients process loss, resolve stuck points, and reconnect with life.