Alan Acre

Psychologist

2 years' experience

San Diego, CA, United States

Specialities

Addiction Anger Management Anxiety Behavioral Issues Chronic Impulsivity Chronic Relapse Codependency Coping Skills Depression Divorce Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Dual Diagnosis Emotional Disturbance Family Conflict Gambling Grief Infidelity Marital and Premarital Men's Issues Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Parenting Peer Relationships Racial Identity Relationship Issues School Issues Self Esteem Sex Therapy Sexual Abuse Sexual Addiction Sports Performance Stress Trauma and PTSD Weight Loss

About Alan

Before I became a licensed clinical psychologist, I enlisted in into the U.S. Army in 1999 as a combat medic and later commissioned as an Army officer. While serving in the military I was deployed to Iraq (OIF) as a Combat Advisor, for the 1st Infantry Division in Baghdad, Iraq. Following my deployments and 15 years of military service I was honorably discharged and started pursuing my education in mental health.   I graduated cum laude with a doctorate in clinical psychology. My research includes publications and presentations in trauma, veteran homelessness, Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), substance use, sexual violence, child abuse, and posttraumatic growth. I previously trained in the VA medical system with experts in PTSD, moral injury, suicide prevention, substance use, outpatient general mental health, couples, and families. For three years I trained at Veteran’s Village of San Diego (VVSD), where I performed treatments for trauma, substance use, moral injury, general mental health, and conducted trauma testing for our nation’s veterans. I also trained at Sharp Mesa Vista in the “Veterans and Trauma (PTSD) clinic” and the outpatient substance use, “Dual Diagnosis clinic.” I completed a yearlong psychoanalytic fellowship at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy. I also completed training in adolescents and teen counseling at New Haven Youth and Family Services in Vista, CA. Lastly, I am trained in evidence based trauma therapies for treating PTSD, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Prior to my current role, I was the Clinical Director and founder of the “Advanced Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic” based in San Diego, CA. During my years as a clinical director, I created and managed several PTSD clinics across California that specialized in psychological services for first responders. Over the years I advocated for the rights of first responders to utilize appropriate mental health services in a timely manner and helped to reduce the stigma associated with mental health in the first responder community. Personally, I am a cancer survivor and enjoy helping others find meaning from all of life’s circumstances and challenges.

Gender:: Male
Language(s) spoken:: English
License number(s):: 34095

Treatments offered

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Processing Therapy Dialectical Behavior Therapy Eclectic Therapy Emotionally Focused Therapy Exposure and Response Prevention Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy Family Systems Therapy Integrative Therapy Interpersonal Psychotherapy Marriage and Family Therapy Motivational Interviewing Prolonged Exposure Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Brief Therapy