Avani G. Dilger, MEd, MA, LPC, CAS, AAT
Counselor, Mentor, Trainer

​​Avani G. Dilger is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a certified Addiction Specialist, a Somatic Psychotherapist and an Auricular Acu-Technician and certified Acudetox Trainer who has specialized in substance abuse treatment with adults, teens-at-risk, and their families. She has done extensive research, training, and clinical work with traditional and alternative approaches to substance abuse treatment.
She is the founder and Executive Director of the “Natural Highs – Healthy Alternatives to Drugs & Alcohol” nonprofit program that serves teens, parents, the community, and people in the Justice System around substance abuse prevention/intervention, mental health and trauma support. She works as a substance abuse counselor and trauma therapist for teens, families, and adults in Boulder. She is passionate about effective ways of supporting people with issues of resistance and ambivalence and is a member of the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).
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(303) 859 – 5778                               avani@naropa.edu
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Education & Professional Licenses
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• Master of Arts, Somatic Counseling Psychology, 2001; Naropa University, Boulder, CO
• Master of Education, 1996; University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
• Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, # 4442, State of Colorado
• Certified Addiction Specialist, # 6186, State of Colorado
• Motivational Interviewing Trainer, Member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), 2004
• Trainer for the “Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change” Program for the State of Colorado Division of Youth Corrections, 2013
​• Brain Spotting Training, Level I & II, 2013
- Auricular Acu-Technician & Acudetox Trainer, 2022