Dr. Amanda Gutierrez is a certified DBT Clinician by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification. She completed her doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology at Azusa Pacific University.  During this time, she received an intensive year-long training in DBT and CBT, followed by another year as a research assistant at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. She attended an APA accredited internship at Hutchings Psychiatric Center in Syracuse, New York and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the COG/DBT IOP at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital in San Diego, CA. Dr. Gutierrez spent more than 15 years as the Training Director and Director of Adult program services at the DBT Center of San Diego. Dr. Gutierrez has also received intensive training in evidence-based treatments for depression and anxiety, emotion dysregulation disorders, self-injury, addictive behaviors, contingency management, and post-traumatic stress disorder. She has experience treating children, adolescents, adults, seniors, and their families, in a variety of settings. Dr. Gutierrez has also served as the San Diego Chapter President of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Gutierrez is the founder of The Curious Paradox Psychology Center, an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego in their Master’s in Clinical Counseling program, and is a consultant and trainer for The Treatment and Implementation Collaboration (TIC).

Amanda is a Certified DBT Clinician by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification.

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