Ana Amador, LCSW

Ana Amador is the Assistant Director of the UCAAN Education and Training Team. She is an associate clinical social worker who specializes in providing bilingual, evidenced-based outpatient mental health services to children and families. Ana takes a present-centered and person-centered approach, utilizing techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She utilizes evidence-based treatments for trauma, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation.

Ana has many years of experience working in community mental health and has worked in close collaboration with outside agencies to meet the multiple needs of vulnerable children and families from the child welfare system. Ana is passionate about supporting healing and well-being on an individual and collective level and is a strong believer that recovery is possible. Ana also serves as a Trainer for the UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence, to help educate the Los Angeles County workforce on trauma and resilience informed care.