Ana Radu
Clinical psychologist, Cluj-NapocaI work with adults, children and families. Most people come with one question: what is going on, and what can be done about it. My work is to help you answer it.
I am a psychologist with a clinical and research background. I have worked in a psychiatric hospital in Sibiu, assessing patients and collecting clinical data, and I teach seminars at the West University of Timișoara, where I am also completing my PhD in Psychology. I see clients in Romanian and English.
What you can expect
A clear question first
We start by agreeing what you want to understand or change. Everything after that is built around it.
Methods with evidence behind them
I use standardised assessment tools and cognitive-behavioural methods, adapted to age.
You know what comes next
After each stage you get a short summary: what we found, what we do next, and how long it is likely to take.
Where I have worked
Clinical work, research and teaching.
Collecting and managing research data, quantitative and qualitative methods, writing scientific reports and articles, and designing and running psychology studies.
Leading seminars, preparing and adapting teaching materials, and assessing students.
Clinical evaluation and psychodiagnosis; collecting data for clinical studies with psychometric and physiological methods (EEG, ERP); helping with data analysis and writing up studies.
Developed tools and an online platform that help teachers identify gifted pupils, and contributed to a handbook on raising motivation, encouraging inclusion and supporting gifted children.
Supported vulnerable people, including victims of domestic violence, people without a home and people with addictions, with work, study and social support; built social and communication skills; assessed circumstances and risks for new clients; and offered rehabilitation and psychosocial counselling.
The same duties and responsibilities as the social worker role.
Basic mental state examination, IQ assessment, taking part in counselling sessions under specialist supervision, and projective tests.
Where I studied
Psychology, with criminology and teacher training.
Projects and publications
Studies on mental illness and work, stigma, depression and employee well-being.
Projects
What works better and for whom? Examining employee well-being interventions through network meta-analysis and personalised practice (UEFISCDI, PN-IV-P2-2.1-TE-2023-2079)
Young researchers’ project competition: the challenges of occupational rehabilitation for people with a psychiatric diagnosis, and the impact of hospitalisation in Romanian society
Publications
Conferences and courses
Continuing education in Romania and abroad.
Earlier conferences and courses
Languages I work in
“A good first session ends with a clearer question than the one you came with.”Ana Radu