Numerary Member
Health Sciences: PhD in Clinical, Forensic and Health Psychology
Date of admission: July 8, 2021
Admission speech: “Active ageing: health and well-being in older people”
Reply speech: H.E. Dr. José Ramón Calvo Fernández, Doctor in Medicine and Surgery
Outstanding career: Psychotherapist and international speaker, recognised for her work in the field of mental health, resilience and positive psychology. She has helped bring psychology closer to the public through a humanistic, empathetic and transformative approach.
Dr. LAURA ROJAS-MARCOS SÁNCHEZ-BEDOYA
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology. Psychotherapist, researcher, lecturer and author of numerous published articles and books.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from New York University and Master’s Degree from Yeshiva University – Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- During her stay in the United States, she worked as a psychologist in various healthcare institutions.
- In 2001, after the attacks on the Twin Towers, she volunteered with the Red Cross and collaborated on “Project Liberty”, a program created by the U.S. federal government to provide psychological assistance to victims.
- She currently lives in Madrid, where she runs a private psychology practice and collaborates with Spanish and international institutions and universities dedicated to social and mental health issues.
- Regular contributor to the television program La Aventura del Saber on Spanish National Television.
- Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED), the European Federation of Psychology and the Culture Committee of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute of New York.
- In 2015, 2017 and 2018 she was selected as one of the TOP100 Women Leaders and Influencers in Spain.
PUBLICATIONS
Author of the books:
- “Speak and Learn”.
- “The Feeling of Guilt. We Are Change”.
- “The Family: From Toxic Relationships to Healthy Ones”.