Dr. Lénie Torregrossa

Biography

Lénie Torregrossa is a clinical psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. She works primarily on inpatient psychiatric units, including the INSPIRE clinic. Torregrossa has a background as a research psychologist in brain imaging and EEG at the University of San Francisco. Her specialization includes schizophrenia spectrum disorders, psychosis, and serious mental illness, with a treatment approach that is person-centered and recovery-focused, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT). Her research centers on risk and protective factors related to schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and self-disturbances in schizophrenia, with the goal of improving treatments for psychosis. She has published in peer-reviewed journals such as JAMA Network Open and presented her findings at international, national, and regional meetings, including the European Conference on Schizophrenia Research. Torregrossa is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Schizophrenia International Research Society and the Society of Biological Psychiatry.

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