Personal Details
Title Affiliation
Dr
First Name
Wanda
Last Name
Fischera
Country/Region
United Kingdom
City
London
Website 2
https://immersiveminds-psychology.co.uk/
Bio
Dr Wanda Fischera is registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Clinical Psychologist in the UK and works with children, families, and parenting difficulties. She has experience supporting children with complex emotional needs, including those living away from their birth parents, across various settings such as schools, charitable organisations, adoption and fostering services, and the National Health Service. In her private practice, she works with adults who experience maladaptive daydreaming and other difficulties such as anxiety, low self-esteem, burnout, relationship difficulties and depression.
Dr. Fischera earned her BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow in 2018, her MSc in Health Psychology from the University of St Andrews in 2019, and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2024. She has completed training in several psychotherapy modalities, including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (Level 1), Emotion-Focused Therapy (Level 1), and Systemic Family Therapy (Foundation). She also integrates approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (including trauma-focused CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Dr. Fischera is active in research and advises on research dissertations on maladaptive daydreaming. Her interest in dissociation stems from her experience working with young people who experienced early adversity, who often struggle to notice their bodily signals, identify and manage their emotions.
Dr. Fischera earned her BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow in 2018, her MSc in Health Psychology from the University of St Andrews in 2019, and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Canterbury Christ Church University in 2024. She has completed training in several psychotherapy modalities, including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (Level 1), Emotion-Focused Therapy (Level 1), and Systemic Family Therapy (Foundation). She also integrates approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (including trauma-focused CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Dr. Fischera is active in research and advises on research dissertations on maladaptive daydreaming. Her interest in dissociation stems from her experience working with young people who experienced early adversity, who often struggle to notice their bodily signals, identify and manage their emotions.
Research focus areas
Dr. Fischera is currently working on a systematic review on the social experiences of individuals with maladaptive daydreaming (MD), with a focus on how this phenomenon impacts their sense of connection, belonging, and interpersonal functioning. Her broader research interests lie in understanding how maladaptive daydreaming affects real-life relationships, identity development, and emotional regulation.
She is particularly interested in:
Developing and evaluating therapeutic approaches and psychoeducational interventions aimed at reducing distress associated with MD.
Exploring the romantic, platonic, and familial relationship experiences of individuals with MD.
Investigating the quality of therapeutic encounters and the readiness of mental health professionals to recognise and support clients with MD.
Investigating the role of early attachment experiences and being parented in shaping dissociative daydreaming as an emotion regulation strategy.
She is particularly interested in:
Developing and evaluating therapeutic approaches and psychoeducational interventions aimed at reducing distress associated with MD.
Exploring the romantic, platonic, and familial relationship experiences of individuals with MD.
Investigating the quality of therapeutic encounters and the readiness of mental health professionals to recognise and support clients with MD.
Investigating the role of early attachment experiences and being parented in shaping dissociative daydreaming as an emotion regulation strategy.
Availability
Collaboration, Supervision, Mentorship
Volunteer opportunities for students
systematic review involvement, data collection, support group involvement
Education requirements
Undergraduate student
Please include if you
through ISMD
Specific languages
English
Availability for remote positions
Yes