Rafael Jódar Anchía

Professor Rafael Jódar Anchía is a faculty member at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Comillas Pontifical University. He holds a PhD and undergraduate degree from the same institution. His teaching spans 20 years, covering courses such as Emotion-Focused Therapy, Humanistic Psychotherapy, and Statistics at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He currently teaches in the double degree program in Psychology and Criminology.

His research focuses on Emotion-Focused Therapy, therapeutic processes, meditation neurophysiology, self-criticism dynamics, and forgiveness mechanisms. Notable contributions include studies on the role of meaning and spirituality in post-traumatic growth during the pandemic.

He is co-founder of the Iberian Association for Emotion-Focused Therapy and a certified therapist with the International Society for Emotion-Focused Therapy. His work bridges clinical practice with academic research, emphasizing practical therapeutic interventions and cross-cultural psychometric validation.

Key collaborations include work on spiritual care competency tools for nursing students and meditative state scale validation. His publications span clinical psychology, health psychology, and existential resilience in crises.