M.Sc. cand. Stela Malvasija

Stela Malvasija, M.Sc. cand. is a clinical psychology graduate student and interdisciplinary 
practitioner with a focus on dyadic closeness, psychedelic integration, and transformative 
approaches to mental health. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from FernUniversität 
in Hagen and is currently completing her Master's in Clinical Psychology at Euro-FH. Studying at 
two distance-learning universities has shaped her ability to work independently, think critically, and 
integrate academic knowledge with real-world application.

Her research explores how subjective closeness and perceived partner similarity impact relationship 
satisfaction—particularly through the lens of the Inclusion of Other in the Self (IOS). This interest 
in emotional depth and connection informs her broader inquiry into psychological integration 
during altered states of consciousness, with a particular fascination for the neuroscience of 
psychedelic experiences and their potential to transform relational and emotional processing.

Alongside her studies, she works in frontline youth support—previously in intensive one-on-one 
care for so-called “system crashers” in residential and outpatient settings at Freestyle e.V., and 
currently at a protected crisis shelter for adolescent girls with Wildwasser Berlin. These experiences 
have grounded her academic work in relational complexity, trauma awareness, and the urgent need 
for compassionate, systemic innovation in mental health care.

With a rigorous yet radically human approach, Stela Malvasija brings a trauma-sensitive, 
consciousness-centered perspective to the Neuroscience & Psychology Section of the MIND 
Foundation.