Professor Paul Emmelkamp is one of the Netherlands’ most well-respected psychologists. He specializes in the origins and treatment of anxiety and personality disorders. He is a Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology at the University of Amsterdam.

Professor Emmelkamp’s research interests extend to depression, work-related distress, substance abuse, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He is also interested in how different modes of technology might be used to treat patients.

Professor Emmelkamp was President of the International Federation for Psychotherapy and is Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. He has written and published hundreds of peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and is the (co-)author or editor of several books.

In 2006, Professor Emmelkamp was awarded a Distinguished Professorship from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2014, he received the Award of the European Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Therapy. He has been the Rector of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study.