Dr. Lavinia Dobrescu

I am Dr. Lavinia Dobrescu, a psychiatrist whose professional path was shaped at the confluence of Romanian medical training and specialisation across multiple French university centres. Over more than a decade, I completed programmes spanning adult, child and adolescent, and geriatric psychiatry, as well as couples and family therapy and trauma treatment.

I have also practised in La Réunion, a French department in the Indian Ocean where Creole, French, Indian, African and Malagasy communities have coexisted for centuries. The clinical experience in such a diverse environment gave me a deep understanding of how cultural and social factors shape the expression and experience of psychiatric conditions, a perspective I consider essential in my work with every patient.

Neurodivergence and areas of expertise

I approach neurodivergence (ADHD, autism spectrum conditions, and related presentations) with close attention to each patient's unique experience. My diverse training allows me to draw on diagnostic and therapeutic tools from multiple paradigms:

• ADHD in adults and children


• Autism spectrum conditions (ASC)


• Neurodivergence and psychiatric comorbidities


• EMDR psychotherapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, an internationally recognised method for trauma and post-traumatic stress treatment)


• Couples and family therapy (systemic approach)


• Transcultural psychiatry


• Addictions

I am a member of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA), the leading European organisation for family and systemic therapy. Founded in 1984, EFTA brings together professional associations, training institutes and researchers from over 30 countries, promoting the highest standards in systemic therapy practice. This approach views the individual not in isolation, but within the context of the family and social relationships that shape their experience. My affiliation reflects a commitment to a psychiatry that takes into account the patient's entire relational world.

Formare EMDR, Institut français d'EMDR (2016);

DESC Pedopsihiatrie, Université de Rennes 1 (2014);

Abord familial și instituțional sistemic, IDES (2007);

DU Geronto-psihiatrie, Université Paris 13 Sorbonne Paris-Nord (2003);

DU Psihiatrie și Competențe Transculturale, Université Paris 13 Sorbonne Paris-Nord (2002);

DES Psihiatrie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (2002);

Facultatea de Medicină, UMF Iuliu Hațieganu, Cluj-Napoca;

Membră EFTA;

Clinica Omnimedical, Cluj-Napoca;

Clinica Ta Saiwala, București (prezent)