Member of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (Institute for Catalan Studies) since 2017 and the Institute of Neurosciences (UB) since 2011.
The primary focus of my research has been to advance the understanding of interpersonal construing and to further the knowledge of its role in health (both mental and physical) and in the process of psychotherapy. To this aim, personal construct and self-regulation theories have been important sources of inspiration for implementation, both in research and clinical practice. My work is conducted using methods derived from these approaches such as textual analysis and the Repertory Grid Technique (RGT). The latter is an instrument that enables the practitioner to better grasp the cognitive structures used by the individual to ascribe personal meanings to ongoing events. One of my main contributions to the existing literature was the identification of conflicts in the cognitive structure of subjects using the RGT. Such conflicts turn into personal dilemmas blocking people's development or progress either in life or in psychotherapy. Other activities:
Coordinator of the Multicenter Dilemma Project
Management of Masters degrees and other postgraduate courses:
Director of the Master of Social Cognitive Therapy (UB)
Director (with Mr. Antoni Grau Touriño and Ms. Montse Sánchez Povedano) of the Master of Psychological Intervention in Eating Disorders and Obesity (IL3/UB)
Director (with Dr. Adrián Montesano) of the Master of Sexual and Couple Therapy (UB)
Teaching member of the Spanish Association of Cognitive Psychotherapies (ASEPCO)
Creator (with Alejandro Gracía Gutiérrez) of the RECORD software for statistical analysis of the Repertory Grid Technique (GRIDCOR, English version).
Garcia-Gutierrez, A. & Feixas, G. (2018). GRIDCOR: A Repertory Grid Analysis Tool (Version 6.0) [Web application]. Retrieved from http://www.repertorygrid.net/en
Founder (with Ms. Montse Sánchez Povedano and Dr. Miquel Alabèrnia Segura) of EYME-Explore Your Meanings www.eyme-vr.com
