Anna Grech is a psychotherapist in private practice and resident lecturer with the Department of Psychology at the University of Malta. She specialised in the area of addiction, conducting her PhD research cross-culturally in Malta and the UK. Apart from her commitments at University, Dr. Grech has been engaged in a number of local and international entities in her areas of specialisation. In Malta, she is an expert researcher in addiction and has been involved in drug and alcohol policy and as lead researcher in projects for the President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society. She was responsible for setting up the National Focal Point for Drugs and Drug Addiction in 2004, which she headed for four years. She served as a Member of the Malta Parole Board for eleven years and is currently a Member of the National Addictions Advisory Board, the Malta Psychology Profession Board and country representative for the EUDA reference group on Drug Markets and Crime.
Substance Use Disorders, Behavioural Addictions, Drug and Alcohol Policy, Psychotherapy, Wellbeing across the Lifespan