Marcia Avila, MFT
Professional Experience
Private Practice: San Mateo, CA Pacifica, CA
~ Diverse, multicultural practice with emphasis on individual issues, relationships, addiction, couples, divorce issues, parenting, employment, stress, depression,
and grief.
~ Individual, couples, families, and adolescents.
Pyramid Alternatives, Pacifica, San Bruno, South San Francisco,
Director of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
~ Oversee all aspects of drug/alcohol treatment including assessments,treatment planning, and therapy.
~ Provide consults and management to staff of ten therapists.
~ Provide individual and group therapy.
~Work with San Francisco, San Mateo County and Santa Clara County probation and parole for court mandated clients.
~ Train and hire staff
California certified supervisor
~ Train intern Marriage and Family Therapists, intern Psychologists, and intern MSW's complying with the Board of Behavioral Sciences' requirements to become licensed therapists.
Trainer
~ Teach intern consult classes on Treatment modalities, drug and alcohol issues, couples' counseling, suicide lethality, grief and depression
Suicide Prevention and Crisis Center, San Mateo County, CA
Senior Counselor
~ Helped clients in crisis on a phone line and in person
~ Worked with family members who incurred loss of love ones.
~ Trained and supervised staff