I am a certified (Neuro)Psychoanalyst holding a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology, an MSc in Psychotherapy Science, and an MSc in Behavioral Economics. With professional experience spanning clinical, academic, and applied research sectors, my work centers on emotional health, the biological and psychological mechanisms that underlie affective functioning, and the development of practical approaches to improving emotional regulation, resilience, well-being, and performance.

Clinical and Academic Focus: My practice and research operate at the intersection of evolutionary science, affective science, neuroscience, and psychoanalysis. I specialize in understanding how emotional systems shape attention, motivation, decision-making, relationships, and behavior, and how patterns of emotional reactivity, avoidance, suppression, rumination, and dysregulation can interfere with individual well-being and effective functioning. My clinical work focuses on helping individuals better understand, regulate, and refine these affective processes while strengthening emotional awareness, flexibility, resilience, and self-management.

Emotional Health and Human Performance: In my current professional capacity, I work with individuals seeking to improve emotional functioning across personal, relational, professional, and performance contexts. This includes professionals, leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, athletes, and other high-functioning individuals for whom emotional regulation, psychological flexibility, frustration tolerance, recovery from setbacks, and effective decision-making are important components of sustained well-being and performance. My work approaches emotional health as a dimension of human capability rather than solely as the absence of mental disorder.

Policy and Societal Impact: My overarching objective is to translate clinical and theoretical insights into actionable, evidence-informed frameworks for promoting emotional health and human functioning. Emotional processes influence decision-making, interpersonal behavior, workplace functioning, performance, social relationships, and broader patterns of individual and collective well-being. By examining the psychobiological foundations of emotion and the interaction between evolved affective systems and contemporary environments, I aim to contribute to strategies that strengthen psychological resilience, emotional competence, prevention, and sustainable human performance.

I am committed to utilizing interdisciplinary inquiry to advance the understanding of emotional health, support human agency and well-being, and contribute to informed, inclusive, and evidence-based approaches to public policy, education, health promotion, and human development.