She holds a masters degree in Clinical Psychology, a Ph.D. in Psychology, and is a board certified cognitive-behavioral therapist by the Romanian National Board of Psychologists. She is also certified by the Albert Ellis Institute, New York, as a REBT psychotherapist and is a fellow of International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health at Babeș-Bolyai University. She is senior editor the Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy (http://jebp.psychotherapy.ro). Her main research interests include evidence-based psychological interventions, critically appraising the efficiency and mechanisms of action of psychotherapy interventions, and the regulation of emotions.