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About Us
Empowering you to boost your brain health and mental wellness
Amen University offers science-based, clinically tested digital courses designed to optimize your brain and mental well-being. Our on-demand courses help you enhance your moods, memory, focus, and so much more. It’s like having one-on-one appointments with the nation’s top brain and mental health experts… in the privacy of your own home… and at a fraction of the cost!
Our Story
Hi, I’m Dr. Daniel Amen. I’m a child and adult psychiatrist, brain health expert, and 12-time New York Times bestselling author. Over more than three decades, my team and I at Amen Clinics have been helped over 100,000 patients overcome depression, anxiety, ADHD, memory loss, and so much more.
Many of my patients told me they wanted support and resources they can use at home as part of their ongoing healing journey. And there are also millions of other people who are struggling with mental health issues but aren’t able to come to our clinics or would simply prefer to learn in private.
That’s why I created Amen University in YEAR.
I wanted to help as many people as possible, because nobody should live their life feeling chronically depressed, anxious, unfocused, or forgetful. People of all ages deserve to feel happier, calmer, more motivated, and mentally sharper. And based on our groundbreaking brain-imaging work, I’ve learned that it all starts with the brain.
So, I took everything we’ve learned from more than 30 years of using brain SPECT imaging in clinical practice and created online mental health courses that really work. You’ll find the most effective strategies and tools—the same ones I use with my patients—at the click of a button. It makes it so much easier to start feeling better.
10k+
Number of people who have already taken our courses
100+
Number of schools/organizations that have used our educational courses for kids and teens
8k+
Number of medical and mental health professionals who have become brain health coaches
Our History
2011
Dr. Amen launches Amen
University.
2012
[COURSE NAME] debuts as our first online course.
2013
We launch Brain Thrive By 25, our first course geared to adolescents and teens.
2014
Memory Rescue, one of our most popular courses, is added to our roster.
2015
We reach a major milestone with XX course downloads.
2016
6 Weeks to Overcome Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Grief becomes an instant success after launching on this day.
2017
We introduce our first interactive challenge with the 30-Day Happiness Challenge.
2018
We create a course targeted to firefighters, law enforcement, and other emergency personnel with Change Your Brain, Change Your Life for First Responders.
2019
With our Brain Health Professional Certification Course, we begin teaching thousands of licensed medical and mental health professionals how to implement the Amen Methods into their own practice.
2020
The launch of our Brain Health Licensed Trainer Course leads to thousands of people becoming a brain health coach.
2021
We launch Amen University MAX, providing an all-access pass to all non-professional courses.
2022
We reach another milestone with XX course downloads.
Meet Your Instructor
Daniel G. Amen, MD
Five-time New York Times best-selling author
About Daniel
Dr. Daniel Amen’s mission is to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health. He is dedicated to providing the education, products, and services to accomplish this goal. Dr. Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen University and Amen Clinics, which has 11 locations across the U.S. and has the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry totaling more than 250,000 SPECT scans on patients from over 150 countries. He is also the founder of BrainMD, a fast-growing, science-based nutraceutical company.
Dr. Amen is one of the most visible and influential experts on brain health and mental health with millions of followers on social media. He has also produced 17 national public television shows about the brain and his online videos on brain and mental health have been viewed over 300 million times. Dr. Amen is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author, including Change Your Brain, Change Your Life; The End of Mental Illness; Healing ADD; Raising Mentally Strong Kids; and more.
Our purpose is to inspire and empower people to embrace their full potential by taking charge of their brain health. We are dedicated to promoting Dr. Amen's revolutionary vision for a healthier and thriving mind.
Lorenzo Sevilla
General Manager
Joel Vivianco
Program/Product Manager
barbara Gustavson
Certification Course Facilitator
Kelly Borden
Operations Manager
Laura Pomales
Education Liaison & Sales Manager
Adrian Watson
Marketing Manager
Join The Brain Health Revolution
We know that brain health is the foundation for mental health. When you optimize your brain function, you improve your mental well-being, and you also enhance the lives of everyone around you. Sign up for an Amen University course today to become part of the brain health revolution.
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