Degree in Psychology from ISPA, specializing in Clinical Psychology, and Master’s Degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Minho, with a career focused on the intersection between Mental Health and Excellence in Performance. Graduate of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Mental Health in Elite Sports programme, with Specializations in Clinical and Health Psychology and Work and Organizational Psychology, as well as an Advanced Specialization in Sport Psychology, awarded by the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association (Order No. 8488).


A university lecturer at ISPA for 13 years, teaching subjects including Research Methods and Techniques, Emotional Skills Training, and Sport and Performance Psychology as part of the Integrated Master’s Degree programme. At the same institution, part of the team responsible for the development and structuring of the curricula for the Postgraduate Programmes in Sport and Physical Activity Psychology, as well as Leadership Training and Team Development. Also a guest lecturer at several higher education institutions, including the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto (FADEUP), the University of Coimbra, NOVA University Lisbon, and Universidade Europeia, among others. More recent academic projects include the Postgraduate Programme in Nursing in Sport at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and the International Postgraduate Programme in High Performance Football Coaching at the Faculty of Human Kinetics.


Author of national and international articles and book chapters in the fields of Sport and Performance Psychology, and weekly opinion columnist for Tribuna Expresso. Regular keynote speaker at conferences and events in Portugal and abroad.


Between 2017 and 2023, part of the Sports Medicine Department of the Portuguese Olympic Committee, working across Clinical and Sport Psychology. Member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Mission as part of Portugal’s NOC Team. In 2022, joined the Sports Directorate of GAPO – the Office for Support of Olympic Preparation – for the Paris 2024 Olympic cycle.

Currently providing private practice support to Olympic and high-performance athletes, combining clinical, sport, and applied performance psychology.


Throughout more than 25 years of professional experience, the following areas stand out:

  • Keynote speaking, training, and consulting, specializing in human and organizational development, with thousands of hours of direct work with professionals across multiple sectors, both nationally and internationally. Particular focus on human development, performance optimization, and the promotion of psychological health and well-being in high-demand corporate environments, with organizations including Accenture, AdC, Alma Lusa Hotels, ANA, Aveleda, Banco Popular, BES, BP Portugal, CISCO, Clarins, Compta, EDP, EMEL, Executiva, GALP, Havilogistics, McDonald’s Portugal, MetLife, Microsoft, Montepio Crédito, Nobre, Nova School of Business and Economics, Novo Banco, PHC, PT, Renault, Repsol, Tranquilidade, among others;

  • Psychology and Performance in high-performance environments, across Sport, the Arts, and the Corporate sector, supporting athletes, coaches, referees, physicians, military personnel, musicians, dancers, and senior executives. Extensive experience working with professional football coaches and athletes, notably with former national team manager Luiz Felipe Scolari and the SL Benfica Football Department, over a period of almost a decade (publicly documented collaboration);

  • Clinical Psychology practice, promoting mental health, well-being, and the development of meaningful life projects among individuals and teams.

Founder and Scientific Coordinator of GAPP (Grupo de Atuação em Psicologia e Performance), an organization dedicated to human and organizational development through systemic and multidisciplinary approaches, with activity across the private, corporate, artistic, and sporting sectors.