Guillem Feixas Viaplana

Guillem Feixas Viaplana is a Full Professor (Catedràtic) at the Universitat de Barcelona (UB), affiliated with the Departament de Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia and the Facultat de Psicologia. He specializes in Personal Construct Theory, clinical psychology, and psychotherapy, particularly focusing on cognitive conflicts and their role in mental health. His work integrates constructivist methodologies like the Repertory Grid Technique (RGT) to explore identity and personal meaning. He leads research groups such as 'Intervenció en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut' and co-created the EYME-VR platform for psychological assessment using virtual reality.

Education:

• Licenciatura en Psicología, Universitat de Barcelona (1984)
• Doctorat en Psicologia Clínica, UB (1988)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Memphis (1988–1989)

Research Interests: Feixas' work centers on interpersonal construing, cognitive conflicts in depression, and the application of constructivist methods in therapy. He has pioneered the use of RGT to identify dilemmas blocking personal development and has developed tools like RECORD/GRIDCOR for analyzing construct systems.

Awards & Recognition:

• Member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (2017)
• Member of the Institut de Neurociències (UB, 2011)
• Recipient of 6 research sexenis and 7 teaching quinquenals
• Young Investigator Award (Institute for Personal Construct Psychology, 1987)

Grants & Projects: Active in multidisciplinary projects such as the Dilema Project, VR-PSY innovation, and studies on depression treatment efficacy. His work includes EU-funded initiatives like Oncommunities (online cancer support).

Labs/Teams: Directs the 'Intervenció en Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut' research group and co-founded EYME-VR for immersive psychological interventions. Involved in teaching master’s programs in Cognitive Social Therapy and Eating Disorder Intervention.