Clara Paz is a researcher at Universidad de Las América, Quito, Ecuador. She holds a Ph.D. in Personality and Behavior, awarded by the Universitat de Barcelona in 2016. She has taught and conducted research in Spain and in Ecuador, especially in areas related to clinical psychology and psychotherapy. Her primary research interest is the use of change measures and their implementation in mental health services. She is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Ecuador and of the Society for Psychotherapy Research. She is the first recipient of the Marna Barrett Award for Excellence in Psychotherapy, 2021, for her contributions to promoting the use of outcome/change measures for psychological interventions in Latin America.