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Continuing education
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Leadership and service involvement
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Ana Luisa Romero Pimentel

Saint Lambert,Canada

Summary

Accomplished psychologist and researcher specializing in psychotherapy and community mental health. Acknowledged for strong leadership and communication skills, exemplified by representation of Canada as a delegate for the Interamerican Society of Psychology.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Psychologist Intern

Montreal Therapy Center
Montreal, Quebec
04.2024 - Current

Provide long-term, individual psychotherapy to adults. Supervisor Farah Averill, Dr in Psy.

Psychologist Intern

Mindsession- Intercultural Psychology
Montreal
02.2024 - 09.2025

Provide long-term, individual psychotherapy to adults. Supervisor: Ann Gamsa, Dr in Psych

Clinical Coordinator

Primary Addiction Treatment Center - Healthcare system Tlaxcala
, Mexico
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Managed clinical operations of the center, overseeing psychologists, social workers, and interns.
  • Collaborated with authorities and private sector to develop mental health promotion strategies and integrate the center into the community.
  • Organized substance use prevention and mental health promotion activities, including workshops and family orientation sessions.

Psychologist

Biogalper Clinical Diagnosis
Mexico City
09.2017 - 12.2017

Delivered crisis and trauma-focused interventions for BANAMEX Bank employees affected by the 2017 earthquake.

Suicide Prevention Consultant

Secretary of Health
Tlaxcala, Mexico
08.2017 - 08.2017
  • Consulted on suicide prevention strategies, aiding in the development and implementation of initiatives to reduce suicidal behavior in Tlaxcala.
  • Supported the creation of a media guidelines manual for responsible reporting on suicide, and trained primary care personnel in early detection of suicidal tendencies.
  • Trained primary care professionals, including doctors, nurses, and social workers, on identifying and managing individuals with suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Doctoral Intern

Private practice of Elier Gonzales Saenz, Md, Forensic Psychiatrist
10.2011 - 10.2013
  • Obtained the medical-legal histories of suicide cases, observed the best-kind interviews, discussed the suicide cases with the doctor

Psychologist

Compressive Center for mental health
Tlaxcala, Mexico
10.2010 - 10.2011
  • Conducted psychotherapy sessions for adults and their families.

Education

Doctor - Psychology

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
01.2022

Master of Science - Biology

Universidad Autonoma de Tlaxcala
01.2014

Bachelor’s degree - Psychology

Universidad de las Americas Puebla
01.2009

Continuing education

  • ICD-11 diagnostic requirements for mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders, Global Mental Health Academy, 04/2023
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training: Master the Core Skills and Competencies of CBT, PESI, Montreal Quebec, 09/2022

Languages

Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Professional
French
Limited

Publications

  • Authored and co-authored publications in high-impact journals, collaborating effectively with researchers on mental health outcomes.
  • List of 5 publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Romero-Pimentel+AL&cauthor_id=32063575
  • Book Chapter: Psychologycal autopsy, Forensic Mental Health, Romero-Pimentel, AL, 2020
  • Peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, focusing on mental health-related topics.

Speaker

Served as an international speaker on mental health topics, delivering presentations and workshops at conferences and events. 

Leadership and service involvement

I currently serve as the Canadian Delegate for the Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP) (2023–2025), acting as the official liaison between SIP and Canada. I am also the Founder and Student Representative of the Global Student Psychology Committee for the American Psychological Association (2020–2022), where I helped establish a committee of psychology student ambassadors from over 35 countries. Previously, I was the Mexican Student Representative for SIP (2021–2022) and the Student Representative for the Coordinating Commission of National Health Institutes and High Specialty Hospitals (2017–2018), representing resident physicians and graduate students in the student workgroup.

Affiliations

Order of psychologist Quebec

Timeline

Psychologist Intern

Montreal Therapy Center
04.2024 - Current

Psychologist Intern

Mindsession- Intercultural Psychology
02.2024 - 09.2025

Psychologist

Biogalper Clinical Diagnosis
09.2017 - 12.2017

Suicide Prevention Consultant

Secretary of Health
08.2017 - 08.2017

Clinical Coordinator

Primary Addiction Treatment Center - Healthcare system Tlaxcala
01.2017 - 01.2018

Doctoral Intern

Private practice of Elier Gonzales Saenz, Md, Forensic Psychiatrist
10.2011 - 10.2013

Psychologist

Compressive Center for mental health
10.2010 - 10.2011

Doctor - Psychology

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Master of Science - Biology

Universidad Autonoma de Tlaxcala

Bachelor’s degree - Psychology

Universidad de las Americas Puebla
Ana Luisa Romero Pimentel