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Teaching undergraduate and graduate classes related to psychopathology, psychotherapy, personality, and psychological research.
Dr. Raluca Simons's research interests include (1) Traumatic Stress ( e.g., resiliency and risk factors among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans; emotional intelligence; posttraumatic growth, the mediating and moderating mechanisms explaining the co-occurrence of PTSD and reactive processes such as e.g., addictive processes, self harm, suicide, etc; the effects of childhood maltreatment and betrayal trauma on emotional and interpersonal dysregulation; military sexual trauma; disasters; human resilience and positive psychology; collective trauma, healing, and Indigenous Practices; legacy burdens and legacy gifts); (2) Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy and non-ordinary states of consciousness; (3) Sleep Disturbances and sensory motor processes in PTSD; (4) Neuro-imagining aspects of comorbid PTSD; (5) Social Justice, Inclusion, Decriminalization, and De-stigmatization.
My three models of psychotherapy all revolve around accessing inner healing intelligence and are: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, and Motivational Interviewing.
Transpersonal, trancendental, archetypal psychology, and the nature of consciousness are main interests of mine. My most favorite pastimes include: spending time and traveling with my partner, connecting with my students and people, music, family, friends, ethnic cuisines, watching documentaries and nordic noir film, reading, and being in nature with our dog . Compassion and generosity are my most guiding values.
Lab Page: https://sites.google.com/view/r-simons-lab/home