🎓 NA-CBT Practitioner Members:
Dr Marco Cortez – Senior Practitioner since 1 July 2025
Core Professions: PhD Psychotherapy & Counselling, ACC Coaching, EMDR, Systemic & Family Therapy
Contact: https://www.mindmentor.me/mind-mentor
Ioana Dulcu – Certified Practitioner since 10 November 2025
Core Profession: Clinical Psychology, Hypno-CBT (GHSC Hypnotherapist), Schema Therapy
Contact: www.ioanadulcu.com
📖Senior Associate Members:
Dr Francis Selemo – Senior Associate Member, since June 2018
Dr Cristina Harnagea – Senior Associate Member, since September 2018
Diana Dan – Senior Associate Member, since February 2019
Andras Keleti – Senior Associate Member, since February 2023
Dr Anastasia Tata – Senior Associate Member, since July 2023
Carlay Vercrysse – Senior Associate Member, since March 2024
Dr Mark Paget – Senior Associate Member, since March 2025
Kevin Patton – Senior Associate Member, since June 2025
Dr Luisa Escudero – Senior Associate Member, since December 2025
Dr Oana Barnett – Senior Associate Member, since December 2025
📖Associate Members:
Tatiana Constantin – member since March 2023
Ana Ghetu – member since November 2023
Chris People – member since September 2024
Katya Poznyak – member since September 2025
Nikolett Yefet – member since November 2025
Yasmine S. Summers – member since December 2025
Amy Kavanagh – member since December 2025
Tanya Kuznetzova – member since December 2025
Laurent Lavollay-Porter – member since January 2026
Valentina Trotta – member since January 2026
🎖️Honorary Members:
Dr Donald H. Meichenbaum, PhD
Dr Donald H. Meichenbaum, PhD is an internationally renowned clinical psychologist, researcher, and one of the principal architects of modern Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). He is often referred to as “the Freud of CBT” in recognition of his foundational influence on the field. Dr Meichenbaum is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where he played a pivotal role in advancing the scientific understanding of cognition, emotion, and behavioural change.
He is widely recognised for developing Cognitive Behaviour Modification, a foundational framework that helped shape contemporary CBT, and for creating Stress Inoculation Training (SIT)—one of the earliest and most influential evidence-based interventions for stress-related disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His contributions have had a profound and lasting impact on clinical psychology, psychotherapy training, psychological resilience, grief work, and trauma treatment worldwide. In surveys published in American Psychologist, Dr Meichenbaum was ranked among the ten most influential psychotherapists of the twentieth century.
A substantial proportion of the theoretical principles and clinical methods underpinning NeuroAffective-CBT have been influenced by Daniel Mirea’s close collaboration with Dr Meichenbaum. This partnership has informed the integrative, humane, and evidence-informed ethos of the NA-CBT model.
In the latter part of his career, Dr Meichenbaum served as Research Director of The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment in Miami, Florida. The Institute is dedicated to reducing violence and trauma through research, clinical intervention, professional training, and community-based prevention initiatives. In this role, Dr Meichenbaum was instrumental in translating research on trauma, resilience, and recovery into practical, evidence-informed interventions for individuals, families, and communities affected by violence and adversity.
🔗 https://www.melissainstitute.org
Dr Meichenbaum is the author of numerous influential books and peer-reviewed articles on CBT, trauma, resilience, anger management, and psychotherapy practice. His work is characterised by a sustained commitment to empirical rigour, clinical applicability, and ethical responsibility. Through his writing, teaching, and ongoing mentorship of clinicians, he continues to shape best practice in psychotherapy internationally.
Further information and resources can be found at his official website:
🔗 https://www.donaldmeichenbaum.com
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