ABOUT TIGMINDS

The Institute of Growing Minds' main goal is to maintain fidelity of training based on Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.'s development of EMDR. Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. developed EMDR based on clinical observation, controlled research, feedback from clinicians whom she had trained and previous scholarly and scientific studies of information processing.  The Institute of Growing Minds' (Tigminds) EMDR Basic Training is based on the work of Shapiro as it is described in her writings (Shapiro, 2001).

ABOUT CECILIA C PENAILILLO; MA, LMFT

My name is Cecilia C Penailillo; MA, LMFT. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California.  

I live in the Los Angeles, CA area where I have lived since I arrived from Chile at the age of 26. 

I have a successful private practice in Burbank where I see between 25-30 clients a week, I provide consultation 4-8 hours a month, and I am a clinical and private practice coach. 

I am EMDR Certified and an EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) Approved Consultant and Trainer. I am also an active member of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists  (CAMFT). 

My family and I (husband and 2 adult sons) enjoy the outdoors. We love to travel, and to spend time with our friends either around a barbeque grill or the beach. When I am not spending time with them, I love going on walks with my dogs Molly and Max, listening to all kinds of music; from instrumental to classic rock, hiking at a local hill area by the foothills, or driving up to Ventura or Santa Barbara County for a quick reconnection with the ocean.