Cristina Mae Wood

Academic Training

B.S. degree in Clinical Psychology from Complutense University of Madrid, with the sanitary specialty accredited by the Community of Madrid.
Chartered psychologist of the Madrid Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos (M-20.558).
Masters degree in Stress and Anxiety Treatment (Complutense University of Madrid).

Career

Since 2006, offering cognitive behavioural therapy in-person and via videoconference, in English and Spanish. Expert on stress, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, somatization disorders and eating disorders.

Professor at the postgraduate summer course of Complutense University of Madrid. Active member of the Complutense University research group “Cognition, Emotion and Health”.

Assistant Editor of the Journal “Anxiety and Stress” and anonymous bilingual referee of four international scientific journals.

Trial coordinator of PsicAP (A pilot study to treat emotional disorders in primary care with evidence-based psychological techniques: A randomized controlled trial): obtaining permissions, training psychologists, recruiting patients, collecting and analysing data and elaborating publications.

Author of 23 scientific articles.

Teaching courses and addressing conferences for public and private organizations.

Assessment and personnel selection at private companies.

Professional Collaborations

Coordinator of the Research group “Anxiety reduction techniques” of the Spanish Society for the Anxiety and Stress Research (SEAS) and active participant of the research group “Emotions and Health”.

Volunteer of the Spanish Society for the Anxiety and Stress Research, replying daily to e-mail and phone enquiries and offering psychological orientation.

Member of different professional associations: Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos, Spanish Society for the Anxiety and Stress Research (SEAS), Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR).

Collaborator of Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos in disseminating the importance of Psychology in the media with TV and radio talks and press interviews.

National and international congress and conference contributor giving oral presentations and presenting posters with research outcomes.

Co-author of the book “Stress” (Océano-Ámbar publisher).