Profesor și directorul Departamentului de Psihologie Clinică și Psihoterapie al Universității Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca, România
Anca Dobrean is Professor and Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and a researcher in the field of evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Babeș-Bolyai University in 2005. Dr. Dobrean is a Fellow of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT), Past President (2012-2024) of the Romanian Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies (APCCR), and a certified clinical psychologist and psychotherapist trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Dr. Dobrean has coordinated numerous national and international research projects focusing on child and adolescent mental health, digital mental health interventions, school-based prevention programs, and clinical assessment. She is a recipient of multiple research grants investigating innovative interventions for ADHD and child/ adolescent anxiety and depression
As a researcher, Dr. Dobrean has coordinated studies on the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating internalizing and externalizing disorders in children and adolescents, as well as research on the contribution of parental factors to various mental disorders in children. Her work bridges science and practice, promoting evidence-based psychological interventions tailored to real-life contexts.