Staff
The SUPPORT care team consists of psychiatrists and psychologists specializing in the areas of children and adolescents and adults.
Management team

Dr Montse Pàmias
Psychiatrist and medical director of the Clinic
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine from the University of Navarra. Specialist in Psychiatry. Head of Paediatric Psychiatry, Parc Taulí Health Corporation in Sabadell (Barcelona). President of the Catalan Society of Paediatric Psychiatry (2012-2017). Lecturer in the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Areas of healthcare interest and scientific publications: ADHD, autism, mood disorders in children and adolescents. Community psychiatry management and resources. Interdisciplinary work with psychology and education.

Dr Maria Fernández
Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the Ramon Llull University. Holder of a PhD from the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Vice-dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Director of the Department of Basic Sciences. Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Lecturer in the area of Psychology and Mental Health since 1998. She has worked as a psychologist in the private sector since 1999.
Care professionals

Dr Meritxell Tost
Adult psychiatrist
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine from the University of Barcelona. Specialised in Psychiatry. Adjunct psychiatrist in the Mental Health Centre for Adults (Early Psychosis Unit) and home care programme at Parc Taulí Health Corporation in Sabadell (CSUPT). Interdisciplinary work with Psychology, Nursing and Social Work. Community care experience as lead psychiatrist in Primary Care. 24-hour on-call service at CSUPT Psychiatric Emergency Service. Collaborating researcher in Mental Health at the Parc Taulí Institute for Research and Healthcare Innovation (I3PT). Areas of healthcare and research interest: early psychosis, hormones and cognition in psychotic disorders.

Dr Elena Pujals
Paediatric psychiatrist
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (2004). Doctor specialising in Psychiatry (2009). Psychiatrist in the area of paediatric hospitalisation at the Parc Taulí Health Corporation in Sabadell (Barcelona). Lecturer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Areas of healthcare interest and scientific publications: ADHD, autism, mood disorders in children and adolescents. Interdisciplinary work with psychology and education.

Dr. Miguel Garriz
Clinical adult psychologist
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Specialised in Clinical Psychology (Hospital Clinic Barcelona). Holder of a PhD from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Lead clinical psychologist in the Group Therapy and Primary Care Support Programme of the Neuropsychiatry and Drug Addiction Institute at the MAR Health Park in Barcelona. Coordinator of the Official Association of Psychologists of Catalonia’s Working Group on Clinical Psychology in Primary Care. Lecturer at the Abat Oliba CEU University and the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Areas of healthcare interest and scientific publications: Mindfulness and group therapy. Healthcare organisation. Primary and community care. Personality.

Ms Susana Pujol
Clinical child psychologist
Holder of an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Barcelona. Holder of a postgraduate degree in Childhood, Pedagogy and Illness from the University of Barcelona. Specialised in Clinical Psychology (PIR). Adjunct psychologist in the Mental Health Centre for Children and Young People at Parc Taulí Hospital in Sabadell. Member of the Clinical Experience Unit for Rare Diseases at Parc Taulí Hospital. Lecturer at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Areas of healthcare interest: rare diseases, autism, ADHD, learning disorders and mood disorders in children and adolescents. Community psychology.

Dr Iris Pérez
Clinical child psychologist
Degree in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). PhD with an “International Mention” in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology from the UAB and Yale University (International PhD). Specialist in Clinical Psychology through the psychology residency training programme (PIR) at Parc Taulí Hospital. Active member of the American Psychological Association (APA). Post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Koplowitz fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine Child Study Center. Licensed and board-certified clinical psychologist (LP) in the United States. Areas of clinical interest and scientific publications: anxiety disorders, ADHD, high-functioning autism, behavioural and mood disorders, parenting skills for families.

Sonia Palacios Vilchez
Graduate in Psychology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Holds a University Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Undertook a work placement at CSMIJ Parc Taulí University Hospital in Sabadell (Barcelona). Currently works at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Areas of interest: learning disabilities, ADHD and mood disorders in children and adolescents.

Adela Berrozpe Blasco
Couple and family psychologist and psychotherapist
Undergraduate degree in dentistry from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Master’s degree in systemic family therapy from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Lecturer at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Coordinator for the areas of prevention and psychological support at SUPPORT. Head of the Comprehensive Family Care Programme (PIAE) with one or more members with a severe mental psychopathology (2001-2019). Director of the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology at Sant Joan de Déu Healthcare Park (2006-2019). Principal investigator for Catalonia on the project PEPE, (psycho-educational) Trainer in mental health centres in Spain for GEIFE (Spanish Schizophrenia Research and Training Group). Tutor on the PIR and MIR residency programme at the Sant Joan de Déu Healthcare Park (2002-2019).

Clàudia Rossy Parés
General health psychologist
She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Abat Oliba CEU University in Barcelona (2017) and an official master’s degree in general health psychology from the same university (2019). She is a lecturer at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. She is writing her doctoral thesis on forgiveness at the end of life at the same university. She carried out clinical practicums at the General Hospital of Catalonia’s department of psychiatry and psychology, in the department of child and adult psychology (2018), at the Institute of Borderline Personality Disorders (2018-2019) and at the CDIAP (Child Development and Early Care Centre) in Sant Martí, Poble Bou (2017). She has taken a short course in dialectical-behaviour therapy (2018) and has experience working in secondary schools and with children in the field of emotional education and mindfulness.
