Medical doctor, psychologist, certified psychotherapist, PhD in psychiatry, and researcher specializing in eating disorders, body image, modern masculinity, and eating disorders in men.
- I am a psychologist. I graduated in 2012 from UNED, however, I did most of my degree at the University of Silesia (Poland) and at the University of Valencia (Spain).
- I am a philologist. I studied English Philology. I took the same route and ended up graduating at UNED in 2013.
- I am a medical doctor. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine from the University of Barcelona since 2022.
- I have a PhD degree in psychiatry. I started working on research for my doctoral thesis in 2011. I did my thesis on burnout, with the collaboration of the University of Valencia, which I defended at the Silesian Medical University in 2013.
- I am a Certified Psychotherapist, with EFPA EuroPsy certification obtained in 2017 and FEAP certification in 2015.
In recent years, I have focused a significant portion of my clinical and research work on an area that remains largely unseen: eating disorders in men and the ways in which masculinity, performance, shame, and body pressure influence psychological suffering.
- I am Head of the Clinical Team of the Art Project
- I am a member of COPC – Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Catalunya (member number 21696).
- I am a member of COMB – Colegio de Médicos de Barcelona (member number 62797)
- I am a General Sanitary Psychologist (E08600199) by COPC since 2014.
- I am an Associate Professor at the General Sanitary Psychology Master’s Degree and an internship tutor for students at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)
- I am a researcher. I was a member of the IDIBELL research group of the Eating Disorders Unit of the Department of Psychiatry of the Bellvitge University Hospital. No I co-direct a research group n ED at Art Clinic.
- I am an author of several scientific publications and presentations at conferences. (Check out my Reserachgate)
- I am a member of IARPP (International Association for Relational Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis), APA (American Psychological Association), and AED (Academy for Eating Disorders). I was a member of the IARPP Children and Adolescents Committee, a Member of the Board of Directors of IARPP-Spain (as a secretary) and Coordinator and co-founder of the Work Group on Relational Psychotherapy at COPC (Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Catalunya).
- I am a psychotherapist, and since 2013 I have been helping patients in my private practice. In recent years I decided to specialize in the problems of eating disorders and obesity.
- I founded Carrera Idiomas, a language school (in Valencia) where I also worked as an English teacher from 2010 to 2013, just before moving to Barcelona.
- I am a co-founder of the ART Project, which I consider my personal project but that I share with more people. This project is the result of everything I have learned so far.
- I work in Spanish, English, Polish and Catalan.
A core part of my current work focuses on understanding how many men suffer in silence with food, body, and exercise issues. For them, distress doesn't always show up as a desire to be thin, but rather as a need to control, perform, gain muscle, hide vulnerability, or maintain a body image tied to masculinity.
I am particularly interested in how shame, the muscular ideal, fitness culture, social media, and the fear of appearing weak can delay the detection of eating disorders in men.
Irrelevant information about my personal life
- I was born in Poland.
- I have lived in Spain since 2008.
- I am passionate about psychology.
- I have a lot of curiosity. I love learning new things, letting myself be surprised, exploring, traveling, asking questions, and listening.
- I enjoy multitasking, which makes my biggest personal challenge staying calm and remembering to enjoy what I’m doing.
- I love coffee.
- I love morning runs and cycling, and I’m currently learning to surf.
- I am interested in fashion, as an artistic expression of our personality in the form of a style. I’ve been trying to learn sewing for several years, with many failed attempts and constant interruptions.
