Eleonora Fadel completed her master’s degree in psychology at the University of Zurich, after earning her bachelor's degree in psychology from Paris-Lodron University Salzburg (Austria). As a part-time doctoral candidate at the University of Zurich, her research focuses on the role of trust in posttraumatic stress disorder and on neurofunctional aspects of early life adversity (particularly in depression). Additionally, Eleonora works as a senior psychologist at the Outpatient Clinic for Trauma-Related Disorders at the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, where she applies her clinical expertise in trauma-focused psychotherapy.