
Malena DeMartini
Leading Separation Anxiety Expert: SA Focused since 2001
Accomplished Author and Speaker


Respected Teacher and Leader
Malena is the founder of the prestigious Separation Anxiety Certification Program (SACP), which has graduated hundreds of Certified Separation Anxiety Trainers (CSATs) across the globe. She oversees a team of top separation anxiety trainers, as well as organizing and leading ongoing professional development opportunities for her international network of CSATs. For dog guardians, Malena has created Mission: POSSIBLE, an online self-paced course that has proven to be an invaluable resource in the industry with an immeasurable success rate. She is also passionate about offering educational opportunities for other dog professionals.
Malena lives in Northern California with her husband Kevin—also a certified dog trainer—their two dogs Tini and Maybell DeMartini.
To learn even more about Malena and her “why” for this work, listen to this UNLEASHED (at work & home) with Colleen Pelar podcast episode from July 2023: 112. Malena DeMartini, CTC, CDBC

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Online Training
Our team offers one on one remote training options, as well as our self-paced online course, Mission Possible.