Claudie Gaillard

Claudie Gaillard, PhD, is a senior researcher at Fribourg Network for Mental Health and a psychologist at Les Toises, with extensive experience in clinical psychology and affective neurosciences. Previously, Claudie held positions as a senior researcher and postdoctoral research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, focusing on the neurobiology of fear and anxiety, and worked as a psychologist assistant within the RFSM and CHUV. Claudie's academic credentials include a PhD in Clinical Psychology and Affective Neurosciences from the University of Fribourg, alongside various postgraduate training programs in person-centered and emotion-focused psychotherapy. Claudie's research emphasizes the effects of stress and cognitive load on reward processing, contributing to an understanding of vulnerability to major depression.