Clinical psychologist and co-founder of the deliberate practice movement in psychotherapy training — helping therapists build expertise through structured, effortful skill development.
Dr. Alexandre Vaz is a clinical psychologist and Chief Academic Officer at Sentio University. He co-founded the Deliberate Practice Institute and has emerged as one of the leading voices in applying deliberate practice principles to psychotherapist training and professional development. His approach draws on the science of expertise to argue that becoming a genuinely effective therapist requires more than accumulated experience — it demands structured, targeted, emotionally demanding practice that pushes clinicians beyond their comfort zones.
Dr. Vaz has authored and co-edited multiple books on psychotherapy training and deliberate practice, and has trained therapists internationally across a variety of theoretical orientations. His YouTube channel, Psychotherapy Expert Talks, has brought these ideas to a broad clinical audience. He and Tony Rousmaniere have been key figures in a broader movement to make psychotherapy training more rigorous, outcome-focused, and aligned with what the science of expertise reveals about how genuine mastery develops.
Welcome back Dr. Tony Rousmaniere, President of Sentio University and Dr. Alexandre Vaz, the Chief Academic Officer at Sentio University for part 2.Part 2 continues with Dr. Rousmaniere and Dr. V…
A "triple-header" for the first time on Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology! Join Dan as he welcomes Dr. Tony Rousmaniere, President of Sentio University and Dr. Alexandre Vaz, the Chief Academi…
