Mara Moldoveanu, PhD

Inspiration

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Mary Oliver

Some words, stories, images or people touch us deeply and shape our existence and actions. Such words and people inspired my lifelong quest for psychology.

Formal Education

B.A Psychology

Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

M.A. Clinical Psychology

Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Main specialisation: Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy & Coaching

MSc. Legal Psychology

Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

PhD Psychology, Double Doctorate

Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Positions Held

Researcher

Involved in various research projects focusing on self-deception, deception, false memory, and forgetting.

Team Nurturer & Facilitator

Supported teams and team processes, both in a corporate environment and a social startup.

Counseling Psychologist

Individual practice, online and in person, with international clients.

Teaching Assistant

Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and KU Leuven, Belgium. Talks, lectures, tutorials, and student supervision.

I decided to study psychology because over the years I’ve met amazing human beings that really inspired me, and I wanted to be like them “when I grew up”. I was also very fascinated by the mysteries of life and human beings. Besides my bachelor’s in psychology, I also pursued a master’s in clinical psychology with a specialisation in cognitive-behavioural therapy. My strong interest in justice brought me to want to study legal psychology, and as there was no master’s program at the time in Romania on legal psychology. So, at the age of 24, I moved to the Netherlands.