Deb Silveria, Ph.D., is both a licensed psychologist and marriage and family therapist. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1993. She has a private practice at the Amen Clinics in Costa Mesa, CA. with a focus in trauma and grief counseling. She has trained professionals in the United States and internationally (Uganda, Africa) in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy. She is an EMDRIA certified Basic Trainer. She is also an RTEP/GTEP EMDR trainer. She trains with several training companies, including EMDR Professional Training and Trauma Recovery Network/HAP, providing Basic Training and specialty workshops.

She co-authored a chapter in the 2023 book, EMDR Group Therapy, Emerging Principles and Protocols to Treat Trauma and Beyond titled, “Using Group EMDR Therapy with Emergency Responders Including Law Enforcement Professionals, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Professionals, and Emergency Communications Dispatchers.” Dr. Silveria is an Approved Instructor for ICISF (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation), a POST Certified Instructor for Law Enforcement, and an adjunct professor at Rio Hondo College and California State University, Fullerton. She also teaches at Cerritos College in their Foster and Kinship Program.

She is part of a team of instructors for Crisis Intervention Training for Law Enforcement, designed to help officers deal more effectively with the mentally ill on the street. She teaches many courses including Psychology of Trauma, Relational Violence, Suicide Prevention and Intervention, Identification and Treatment of PTSD, Identification and Treatment of Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma, Grief and Loss Recovery, Wellness and Mindfulness. She also provides trainings in Resilient Leadership.

She has presented at conferences nationally and Internationally in Canada, Europe, and Asia on EMDR and Trauma. She is an instructor on Resiliency and Leadership for The Amen Clinics and a course for first responders, Change Your Brain, Change Your Department. She teaches Wellness and Resiliency for the Department of Corrections personnel through Humboldt State University in California. Her passion is bringing EMDR Therapy to the most underprivileged and vulnerable.

You can contact her at dr.debsilveria@gmail.com