Leonor Avila, Ph.D.

Dr. Avila has more than 16 years of professional experience working with children, adolescents, and parents from different cultural backgrounds in the educational and clinical fields in the US and in El Salvador. She specializes in parent coaching and psychological and psychoeducational evaluations for specific learning disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and anxiety disorders. Her passion is focused on helping parents understand their children and find answers and helping their children to be successful academically, at home and in life.

She earned degrees from the University of Notre Dame (B.A.) and Texas A&M University (Ph.D.) in psychology. She is the only psychologist in El Salvador certified as a school psychologist in the US, she is a licensed psychologist in El Salvador,  and practices from El Salvador.

She has held various leadership positions, creating policies to improve the socio-emotional health of children and adolescents within the educational institution. She has conducted trainings for schools on issues related to social-emotional health, child development, and student well-being, including protection from child abuse. She practiced school and clinical psychology in the states of Texas and Florida and for the last 4 years, formed and led the Counseling Department as Head of Counseling at the American School of El Salvador. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the US National Association of School Psychologists where she has presented research studies at their annual conference.

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  • "Leonor treated our delicate situation with the professionalism and tact it deserved. She is an empathetic, consummate professional; and we are grateful for her services."

    Parents of an adolescent

  • It has been important as parents to understand from a professional point of view, the behavior of our son and what we should do to support him. This is the second time we have gone to Leonor for an evaluation and we are completely happy with the approach and her professionalism.

    Parents of an adolescent

  • "Working with Dr. Leonor Avila was a great experience. She was very professional, prompt in communication, and always very clear and easy to understand in her explanations. I really felt she listened to us and our child. We are very happy with the level of service and care we received."

    Parents of an Elementary student

  • "Dr. Avila helped us understand our daughter. We got answers to the condition that was affecting her in school."

    Mother of an Elementary student

  • "Working with Doctora Leonor was an incredibly positive experience. She was gentle, extremely knowledgeable, and compassionate. Together, we were able to identify the root of my son's struggles and get him the help he needed. I highly recommend Doctora Leonor to anyone dealing with academic or social difficulties in their family."

    Mom of a 1st grader

  • Thank you very much!! We are very grateful for our son's second evaluation!!

    Mother of an adolescent

  • "Dra Leonor provided very professional and timely work on our student's needs. We were most impressed and happy at how she put our student at ease during the process that led to their buy-in and acceptance of the process and results."

    Parents of a teenage daughter

  • "Thank you Leonor, I want to tell you that you are the best and that it was a pleasure working with you. We feel happy and very satisfied with the process."

    Mother of teenage daughter

  • "Her professionalism and empathy is what most stands out in Leonor. We 100% recommend her."

    Parents of male Elementary student

  • "Thank you for everything, Leonor! We are very happy with our son's results."

    Mother of Elementary student

  • "Thank you Doctor, your work is very good and professional, thank you for providing the opportunity to see my daughter and helping us understand her."

    Father of an Elementary student

  • "Thank you very much as always for your kind help."

    Mother of teenage student

  • "I can tell you that he feels quite happy with attending the sessions and I see him more confident in relation to his studies, for which I am infinitely grateful to you."

    Mother of a teenage son

  • "*Name* arrived very happy with the meeting he had with you. I have seen him more positive and calmer. Thank you very much as always for your support. *Name* has a lot of trust in you."

    Mother of teenage student