SERVICES
Areas of Intervention
Psichoterapy and
Personal Growth
For Teenagers and Adults
To see a Psychologist is not a signal of mental illness, it is simply the first step in search for a solution to a personal problem or to learn how to deal with suffering, either physical or mental. To talk helps to organize ideas, to acknowledge feelings and to identify emotions. Sharing through words is the first step in a journey of inner discovery. My job is to be at your side, helping you explore problems and complaints, identifying the origins of suffering and the development of a new way of being. No one can live your life for you, but you don’t have to walk alone.
Parental
Counseling
Career and Vocational Counseling
For Parents
Many of the disruptive behaviors of a child, which causes so many worries to parents and teachers, are signs of a suffering the child cannot express in other ways. Throughout my professional experience with children, I began to realize that it was often more effective to help parents adjust their parental practices than to focus the intervention on the “problem” child. The parents themselves, first line caregivers, often need time and space to think about their own self-care.
For Late Teens and Adults
The modern workplace demands adaptability and flexibility to follow non-linear professional paths; long gone are the days when the choice of a job and career was made once and lasted a lifetime! Career and Vocational Counselling is a process of developing an understanding of how personal characteristics align with different professions and careers, and what is the path connecting the present moment to desired job. From secondary students to adults in active life, it is a process that aims to help each one to find and pursue the job of their dreams.
Face-to-face and online consultations
Remote psychological consultations did not start with COVID. They have been around for over 40 years, first through telephone, then by email and now using video and image using platforms like Skype and others. Extensive scientific research has shown that online online sessions are just as effective as face-to-face ones.
Online consultations allow clients to better manage their time, avoid travel time and costs, and have more flexibility in scheduling appointments. They do require, however, a computer, tablet, or mobile phone with a stable, high-quality internet connection, access to a secure, encrypted video conferencing platform (e.g., Skype, WhatsApp, etc.), and a quiet, private space during the consultation.
In-person consultations are available at my office in Setúbal, Rua dos Trabalhadores do Mar 16, 2nd floor C (near Mercado do Livramento). Feel free to contact me for more information or to schedule a consultation.