About the Author

Ana M Gomez, MC, LPC is a psychotherapist in private practice, a researcher and a national and international speaker. She has presented in close to forty cities and ten countries on the use of EMDR therapy and other adjunct approaches with children and adolescents with complex trauma, attachment injuries and dissociation. She received her professional degree in psychology with a specialization in clinical psychology from the Catholic University in Bogota, Colombia, and her Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University. Ana has served as a practicum supervisor at the Educational Psychology Department at Northern Arizona University. She was the recipient of the 2011 distinguished service award from the Arizona Association for Play Therapy. She is a facilitator for the EMDR Institute, a specialty presenter on EMDR with children and an EMDR-HAP trainer. Ana is the author of several children's books and book chapters on the use of EMDR therapy with children. She is also trained in Sensorimotor psychotherapy and Theraplay (first level), and the application and scoring of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI).