Rianne de Kleine is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology department and a psychologist in training at LUBEC. As a scientist-practitioner, she combines scientific research, teaching, and clinical care.

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Rianne de Kleine is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology department and a psychologist in training at LUBEC. As a scientist-practitioner, she combines scientific research, teaching, and clinical care.

She has participated in several large randomised studies on the effectiveness of exposure therapy in clinical practice. Her main interest lies in the mechanisms of change that occur during treatment and how these can be reinforced to further enchance the effectiveness of exposure therapy. In 2019, she received an NWO-VENI grant for the project: Optimising Exposure Therapy for PTSD. In this project (in collaboration with PsyQ Haaglanden and LUBEC), various strategies were investigated to strengthen learning mechanisms during exposure therapy for PTSD. She is currently participating in the STAP study, a 2025 ZONMW-funded effectiveness trial investigating the (cost) effectiveness of writing therapy for PTSD in general practice.

Rianne has served as a co-supervisor on several PhD projects on the treatment of PTSD, anxiety disorders and exposure therapy. She has taught various bachelor's and master's courses in the Clinical Psychology Department. Currently, she mainly supervises master's students in writing their theses. Rianne de Kleine carries out her clinical work for Leiden University at LUBEC, where she is training to become a specialist mental health psychologist.

Rianne de Kleine carries out her clinical work for Leiden University at LUBEC, where she is training to become a specialist mental health psychologist.

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