Chris Winter
Psychologist at the Centre for Medical Genetics
Acerca de Chris Winter
<p>Chris Winter is a clinical psychologist and has been associated with the Centre for Medical Genetics since 2010. She initially worked as a researcher at the Dutch-speaking Free University of Brussels (faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences), preparing a doctoral thesis on preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). She charted the broad psychosocial development of 5- and 6-year-old children born after PGD and researched the psychological impact of PGD on couples during and after pregnancy. </p> <p>She also undertook clinical activities on a part-time basis. At the CMG, she screens, supports and assists patients and their families during presymptomatic processes, the wish for PGD, the perinatal period and genetic diagnoses. </p> <p>She also works as a psychotherapist on a self-employed basis. </p>