Marcel Gratacós Torras
Licensed Health Psychologist · COPC no. 23623
Licensed health psychologist, PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology and university lecturer. He sees adults and teenagers using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, bringing in tools from third-wave therapies. Before private practice he worked in public healthcare, at the Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí and the L'Hospitalet Mental Health Unit, where he treated everything from everyday anxiety to severe disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. His PhD research looks at cognitive biases in people with schizophrenia.
Who he works with
Adults and teenagers
Anxiety, depression, stress, OCD, eating disorders and health anxiety.
Severe mental disorders
Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychotic disorders.
Support for families
Support for the families of people with a severe mental disorder.
Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, third-wave therapies and systemic therapy.
Education
PhD in Clinical Psychology (in progress)Universitat de Vic
- Master's Degree in General Health Psychology
Universitat de Vic
Master's Degree in Adult Clinical PsychopathologyUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Postgraduate Diploma in Systemic TherapyUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, double specialization in Health Psychology and Adult Clinical Psychology
Professional and academic experience
psicoaction
Co-founder and licensed health psychologist
2014–present- Lecturer, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Psychological Intervention and Treatment Techniques, Bachelor's Degree in Psychology
Internship supervisor
Bachelor's in Psychology (UAB) and Bachelor's in Psychology (Universitat Carlemany)
- Doctoral research
Cognitive biases in people with schizophrenia, with publications in indexed scientific journals
Corporació Sanitària Parc TaulíClinical psychologist
L'Hospitalet Mental Health UnitClinical psychologist
Fundació Salut i EnvellimentResearch technician
Fundación Uszheimer and Red CrossPsychologist
Registration
Licensed psychologist no. 23623Official College of Psychology of Catalonia (COPC). Licensed as a General Health Psychologist
Scientific publications
Psychological interventions to improve cognitive biases in people with schizophrenia: A systematic review
Gratacós-Torras, M., Pousa, E., Ochoa, S., Santos, J.M. (2025). The European Journal of Psychiatry, 39(3)
Read the article on the blog (Spanish) →Interventions to improve therapeutic adherence in subjects with schizophrenia
Gratacós-Torras, M. & Pousa-Tomàs, E. (2018). Papeles del Psicólogo, 39(1), 31–39
Specialties
Book your first session
Pick a day and time in the calendar or message us on WhatsApp. We see people in Ripollet, in Barcelona and online.
You can also call us at 93 146 44 64