Dr. Alexandre Vaz
Dr. Alexandre Vaz is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapy researcher based at ISPA‑University Institute in Lisbon, Portugal, and serves as Chief Academic Officer and Director of Training at Sentio University, where he co‑founded the Deliberate Practice Institute. He's authored or co‑edited over a dozen books on psychotherapy training, including the APA Press series The Essentials of Deliberate Practice and Elsevier’s Advanced Therapeutics, Clinical and Interpersonal Skills, and contributed chapters to the third edition of the Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration. Actively engaged in knowledge mobilization, he founded and hosted Psychotherapy Expert Talks, a celebrated interview series spotlighting leading therapists and researchers. He holds influential roles in professional organizations—serving on committees and editorial boards for the Society for Psychotherapy Research and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration