Therapy that meets you
where you are

A Portuguese psychologist fluent in the expat experience

I am a clinical psychologist, certified coach and art therapist with a practice in the Algarve. My clinical foundation is psychodynamic — rooted in understanding the unconscious patterns, early experiences and relational dynamics that shape how we feel and behave. My training took place in Portugal, which gives me a genuinely local perspective on mental health, and I have worked in English with expats and international clients throughout my career.

That combination matters. I am not an outsider translating a foreign therapeutic model. I understand the Algarve, its rhythms, its institutions, its healthcare system. And I understand what it feels like to navigate a country that is not the one you grew up in.

I work with adults, children, adolescents and young adults. Alongside my private practice, I work in a harm reduction project in the Algarve — supporting people facing substance use challenges — and in a project focused on children and young adults in vulnerable situations. This community work shapes how I practise: with directness, without judgement, and with a clear-eyed respect for each person's reality.