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20192024

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Professional Information

I am a clinical psychologist with a Master’s in Data Science and a PhD in Psychotherapy. I have extensive experience in clinical practice, teaching, research, and consultancy in measurement, analytics, and data-driven decision-making, particularly within the fields of mental health and behavior.

I am an active participant in the development of Process-Based Psychotherapy, an evidence-based meta-model designed to facilitate dialogue between perspectives and clinical decision-making, emerging from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and third-wave behavioral therapies. My work focuses on developing technological tools to enhance personalization in psychological science, automating routines through Artificial Intelligence, as well as machine and deep learning models. Specifically, I study the mechanisms that maintain common mental health issues and the impact of internet and technology use on mental health and well-being. My core motivation is to produce science that empowers individuals in their mental health journey while enabling clinicians to better serve those in need.

Research interests

I am interested in studying the mechanisms of onset and maintenance of common mental health problems, considering affective, cognitive, behavioral, biological, and social factors. Furthermore, I am interested in developing algorithms to estimate heterogeneity in psychological processes and strategies for personalizing psychological treatments.

Teaching

I teach evidence-based clinical formulation, Process-Based therapy, and cognitive-behavioral oriented psychotherapies. Additionally, I train students in statistics, machine learning, and advanced data analytics

Education/Academic qualification

Master, Data Science, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

20222024

PhD, Psychotherapy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg

20152019

Master, Psychotherapy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

20152017

University Degree, Psychologist, Universidad Diego Portales

20082013

External positions

Editorial board member, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

2025 → …

Research & Development Team Member, Institute for Better Health

2024 → …

Open Keywords

  • Mental Health
  • Idionomics
  • Personalization
  • Process-Based Therapy

Research Lines

  • Research Lines
  • Psychopathology
  • Personalized Science
  • Idionomics
  • Behavioral Addictions
  • Process Based Therapy

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