Consuelo V. Davis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, Antioch University Teaching Faculty, Nationally Certified Anger Management Facilitator, and Independent Consultant who has worked in the mental health field since 1993.
She has a BS in Dance Education from NYU, an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy from UCLA, and an MA in Clinical Psychology from AULA. She is currently a PhD student at the Antioch University Graduate School for Leadership and Change (GSLC). She also has a private psychotherapy practice, is an independent consultant, and has worked in the Departments of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at Kaiser Permanente for the last 20 years.
Professor Davis was an Adjunct Faculty member in the MAP program at Antioch University Los Angeles since 2017 and accepted a Teaching Faculty position in 2021. She specializes in the psychotherapeutic use of holistic (mind/body), culturally relevant, trauma-informed and research to practice treatment interventions with various populations.
One of her primary interests is to teach verbal therapists how to integrate the body into the therapeutic process. She has been instrumental in developing the Somatic Specialization curriculum for AULA, teaches in the Somatic Certification program for AUSB, and has been a guest instructor in AUNE’s Dance/Movement Therapy program. In addition, she planned, developed, and implemented the Holistic Treatment Interventions for Trauma and Addiction Recovery class for Antioch students and has been certified to teach this class for continuing education units for licensed professionals.
Teaching Faculty
Los Angeles MAP Traditional
Los Angeles MAP Low Residency (Somatic Specialization)
Santa Barbara Somatic Certification Continuing Education Program
- BS in Dance Education from New York University
- MA in Dance/Movement Therapy from the University of California Los Angeles
- MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles
- PhD Student in the Antioch University Graduate School of Leadership and Change
One of my primary interests is to teach verbal therapists how to integrate the body into the therapeutic process. I look forward to enhancing the professional growth and development of graduate school students so they can feel more confident and competent when they assist clients to improve the quality of their daily lives.
- American Dance Therapy Association Annual Conference Presenter Miami, FL; October 2019
Mind/Body Treatment Interventions for Trauma Survivors, Antioch University: Los Angeles, CA; May 2019 - Trauma and Addiction Specialty Seminar: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy Antioch University: Los Angeles, CA; Nov. 2016
- Trauma Specialty Seminar: The Psychotherapeutic Use of Dance Movement Therapy for the Treatment of Trauma Clients within the Therapeutic Milieu Kaiser Permanente: Los Angeles CA; Oct. 2011 & Oct. 2013
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention Workshop: How Substance Abuse and Addiction Can Contribute to Teen Pregnancy LAUSD 27th Annual Conference: Los Angeles, CA; Oct. 2007
- Professional Development Workshop: Our Classroom Community: A Model of Growth and Development for Adults with Disabilities Meadowbrook Manor: Los Angeles, CA; Mar. 2002
- Staff Development Training Seminar: Cultural Proficiency in the Therapeutic Milieu African American Museum: Cleveland, OH; Mar. 2001
- Panelist: African Centered Dance Movement Therapy National Minority AIDS Conference: Denver, CO; Oct. 2000
- Workshop Facilitator, African American Women and HIV/AIDS Aviva Family and Children Services 16th Annual Conference: Los Angeles, CA; Feb. 2000
- Panelist: Cultural Proficiency in Treating the Critical Issues of Adolescence Mental Health Professionals: Portland, OR; Nov. 1999 and 2000
- Staff Development Training Seminar: Cultural Proficiency in the Therapeutic Milieu Skid Row Housing Trust: Los Angeles, CA; Dec. 1999
- Staff Development Training Seminar: Working with People Who Live with Schizophrenia Association of Dance Movement Therapy 1998 Conference: Albuquerque, NM; Oct. 1998
- Conference Presenter: African Centered Dance Movement Therapy UCLA Dance Department: Los Angeles, CA; Jan. 1993
- Conference Presenter: Cultural Sensitivity within the Therapeutic Environment
- American Dance Therapy Association, ADTA
- National Union of Healthcare Workers, NUHW
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, CAMFT
- UCLA Alumni Association
Professor Davis teaches the following classes at Antioch University in Los Angeles (AULA)
Process of Interpersonal Psychotherapy I and II, Group Treatment Methods, Perspectives: Trauma and It’s Effects, Awareness and Recovery, Holistic Treatment Interventions for Trauma and Addiction Recovery, Post Traumatic Growth, Crisis Intervention.
In addition, she is an instructor in the Somatic Certification Program at Antioch University Santa Barbara (AUSB) and has been a guest instructor in the Dance/Movement Therapy Program for Antioch University New England (AUNE).