Clinical Psychologist, with a degree from ISPA, and Supervisor/Consultant in EMDR – Europe and EMDR – Portugal, with specialist training in EMDR for Children and Adolescents and Brainspotting – Phase 3.
Registered member of the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association (professional registration no. 7543).
Advanced training in EMDR across a range of areas, including Complex Trauma, Anxiety and Phobias; EMDR Therapy for Grief and Bereavement; EMDR for Borderline Personality Disorder; EMDR for Bipolar Disorder; EMDR for Eating Disorders; Psychotraumatology, Ego States, IFS, Complex Trauma and Dissociation; Dissociative Identity Disorder; Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma; and EMDR for Recent Traumatic Events.
Additional training in Adult Neuropsychology; CISM – Critical Incident Stress Management; Group Crisis Intervention; Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support; Crisis and Emergency Management within the European Mechanism framework; MBSR – Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction; PSYCH-K; and advanced training in Addiction and Alcohol Studies.
Worked at the GNR Clinical Centre from 1994 to 2022, providing psychological intervention and support to adults, children and adolescents in the areas of trauma, PTSD, psychological and neuropsychological assessment, and addiction and relapse prevention.
Supervisor of professional internships recognised by the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association (OPP) and of curricular internships for various higher education institutions in the field of Clinical Psychology, including ISPA, Lusófona University, Universidade Moderna and Instituto Piaget, among others, since 1999.
Collaborated with the We Care department of Fidelidade insurance company from 2016 to 2024, providing psychological support in cases of PTSD resulting from workplace and road traffic accidents.
Private clinical practice at Centro Médico do Cartaxo, working within a multidisciplinary medical team, with particular involvement in the Gynaecology and Obstetrics team in the area of birth-related trauma.
Also works in Clinical Psychology in Sport and Performance, supporting professionals operating in a wide range of high-performance environments, including military personnel, physicians, executives, athletes and dancers, particularly in the areas of trauma and injury, anxiety, panic, and performance optimisation.
Since 2019, as a psychotherapist, member of the multidisciplinary GAPP (Group for Action in Psychology and Performance), working across Clinical Sport Psychology, performance optimisation and well-being.
Following an invitation from Ana Bispo Ramires, member of the multidisciplinary GAPP intervention team, with responsibility for the clinical coordination of the group.