Hugo Simkin

Most people who come to me have already tried to think their way out of the problem. They understand their patterns — often better than most — and that understanding hasn't been enough to shift them. My clinical framework integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — approaches with strong empirical support applied across clinical and research contexts for over 15 years. In practice, this means we don't spend sessions cataloguing what's wrong. We identify the specific mechanisms maintaining the problem — the cognitive loops, avoidance patterns, or value-behavior gaps that keep things stuck — and build interventions targeted at those mechanisms. The work is structured and progress is tracked. If something isn't moving, we change the approach. ACT in particular shapes how I work with the complexity that expats and internationally mobile clients bring: identity questions, ambivalence about choices already made, the difficulty of building psychological stability across changing contexts. The goal isn't to eliminate discomfort — it's to reduce the degree to which discomfort controls your decisions. Sessions are available in English and Spanish. I work with adults individually and with couples navigating relational difficulties under cross-cultural pressure.

I) Academic Experience: 2020-Present. Visiting Scholar, Tel Aviv University 2018-Present. Associate Professor, University of Buenos Aires 2022-Present. Head of the Psychology Department, Maimónides University. II) Fellowships: 2022-2023 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program 2017-2018 National Agency for Science and Technology Promotion (ANPCyT). Full Post-doctoral Scholarship 2016-2017 National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET). Full Post-doctoral scholarship. 2011-2016 University of Buenos Aires. Full Ph.D. scholarship III) Selected publications: -Simkin, H., Freiberg-Hoffmann, A., Caselli, G., Prozzillo, P., Rogge, R. D., & Wilson, K. G. (2023). Adaptation and Validation into Spanish of the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI): evidence of internal validity and factorial Invariance. Revista AJAYU, 21(2), 111–130. https://doi.org/10.35319/ajayu.212188 -Simkin, H (2020). The Centrality of Events, Religion, Spirituality, and Subjective Well-Being in Latin American Jewish Immigrants in Israel. Front Psychol.11:576402. -Simkin, H., & Piedmont, R. (2018). Adaptation and Validation of the Assessment of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments (ASPIRES) scale short form into Spanish. Latin American Journal of Positive Psychology, 4, 97– 107. IV) Professional Memberships: 1. Interamerican Society of Psychology. 2. World Union of Jewish Studies. 3. Latin American Jewish Studies Association. V) Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hugosimkin

2018 POST-DOC STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) 2016 PhD. IN PSYCHOLOGY (National University of La Plata, Argentina) 2014 Mg. IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain) 2010 BA. IN PSYCHOLOGY (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) Postgraduate Courses 2011 - Fostering Motivation in the Classroom. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Ignacio Montero, PhD 2011 - Research Methods II. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Hilda Gambara, PhD. 2011 - Research Methods I. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Gustavo González, PhD. 2011 - Motivational Factors in Learning Across Diverse Contexts. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. María Rodriguez Moneo, PhD. 2011 - Architecture of the Mind. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Ricardo Baquero. 2011 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid Prof. Fernando Adrover. 2011 - Cognitive Development and Learning. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Mario Carretero, PhD. 2011 - Sociocultural Approaches. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Ricardo Baquero. 2011 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. Prof. Fernando Adrover. 2011 - Documentation Workshop. Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Karina Solcoff, PhD. 2011 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. Prof. Fernando Adrover. 2011 - Diagnosis, nomenclature, and classification. A comparison of DSM and ICD classifications of mental disorder. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Adriana Lago, PhD. 2011 - Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Eduardo Leiderman, PhD. 2010 - Basics of Cognitive Therapy. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Eduardo Keegan, PhD. 2010 - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Eduardo Keegan, PhD. 2010 - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for mood disorders. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Eduardo Keegan, PhD. 2010 - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety and mood disorders among children and adolescents. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Leonora Lievendag. 2010 - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for Behavioral Disorders among children and adolescents. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Romina Kosovsky. 2010 - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for personality disorders. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Eduardo Keegan, PhD. 2010 - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for eating disorders. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Guillermina Rutsztein, PhD. 2010 - Innovations in cognitive-behavioral models: third-generation therapies. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Guido Korman, PhD. 2010 - Cognitive-behavioral therapy for schizophrenia. Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires. Prof. Eduardo Leiderman, PhD. 2010 - An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. Autonomous University of Madrid. Prof. Fernando Adrover, Mg. 2010 - Unveiling the Practices of a Psychoanalyst Therapist. Oedipus Psychoanalytic Core Institute. Prof. Mario Cingolani. 2009 - Clinical Advancements: Exploring Play and Transference Dynamics within the Analytic Framework with Children. Oedipus Psychoanalytic Core Institute. Prof. Carlos Eduardo Tkach, PhD.