Dr. Katharina Meyerbröker

Biography

Katharina Meyerbröker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Utrecht University since 2022, having previously served as an Assistant Professor. She is a member of the Experimental Psychology Lab in Utrecht. Additionally, she works as a licensed mental health psychologist at Altrecht Academisch Angstcentrum (AAA) and is a registered cognitive behavioral therapist (VGCt) supervisor involved in arranging clinical congresses on evidence-based treatments for cognitive behavioral therapists. Her PhD project, conducted from 2007 to 2011 at the University of Amsterdam, focused on the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders, investigating the role of pharmacological cognitive enhancers and cognitive mechanisms involved in these therapies. After completing her doctorate, she worked as a post-doc in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam, where her research explored the efficacy of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy and EMDR for treating PTSD. Her main research interests lie in clinical research on trauma and anxiety-related psychopathology, utilizing cognitive behavioral methods and advanced technologies like virtual reality for treating anxiety disorders. She also teaches courses related to psychopathology and cognitive behavioral therapy in both the Bachelor and Master programs at Utrecht University.

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