Who’s on the other side?
About me
After graduating in Pharmacy and realising it wasn’t my path, I started studying Psychology. I then completed a PhD specialising in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) while seeing patients in my practice.
Today I collaborate occasionally with the university and devote myself fully to my practice and to various projects.
@sarallorenspsicologaEducation
- PhD in Psychology from the University of Valencia, with a thesis on context, the self and narratives in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Collaborator with the Obsessions and Compulsions Research and Treatment group (I’TOC) at the University of Valencia.
- Master’s in Health Psychology, University of Valencia.
- Master’s in Advances in Research in Psychopathology and Health Psychology, University of Valencia.
- Degrees in Psychology and in Pharmacy, University of Valencia.
Licensed clinical psychologist, registration CV-11230 with the Official College of Psychology of the Valencian Community.
Languages
- Terapia en español
- Therapy in English
- Thérapie en français
Scientific publications
Research on OCD published with the University of Valencia.
- 2022
The relationship between obsessions and the self: Feared and actual self-descriptions in a clinical obsessive–compulsive disorder sample
In 58 patients with OCD, it examined how they see themselves and who they fear becoming: two in three believed their obsessions said something about who they are and brought them closer to the person they don't want to be, far more than with their ordinary intrusive thoughts.
Read the publication - 2021
Is context a crucial factor in distinguishing between intrusions and obsessions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder?
It interviewed 68 patients with OCD about their most upsetting obsession and intrusive thought: both began in similar contexts, but once the obsession is established, the context in which it appears is what sets it apart from a mere intrusion.
Read the publication - 2020
Spanish version of the Inferential Confusion Questionnaire-Expanded Version: Further support for the role of inferential confusion in obsessive–compulsive symptoms
It adapted into Spanish a questionnaire measuring inferential confusion (trusting what might be over what the senses show) in 342 people from the general population and 66 patients with OCD: it proved reliable and supports the role of this confusion in OCD.
Read the publication - 2020
Contexto, sí mismo y narrativas en el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo: cuando lo que podría ser importa más que lo que es
It compared obsessions and intrusive thoughts in the same people with OCD in terms of their context, their link to how people see themselves and the story they build around them, showing that these factors help explain why a thought turns into an obsession.
Read the publication - 2019
Validation of the Spanish version of the Fear of Self Questionnaire
It validated in Spanish a questionnaire on the fear of being or becoming a dreaded kind of person: it showed excellent reliability, and that fear predicted obsessive symptoms and beliefs, especially unacceptable obsessions.
Read the publication
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- Phone and WhatsApp+34 691 12 10 16
- Emailsllorens@cop.es
- PracticeGran Vía de Ramón y Cajal, 37, pta. 40 · 46007 Valencia · View on Google Maps
- HoursMonday to Friday, 9:00 to 20:00 (CET)
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