Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a versatile and caring human being, and a chartered and registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologist Practitioner. I qualified as a psychologist in 2008 and did my training in Portugal (‘Licenciatura’) in Psychology of Education and Rehabilitation, which is academically equivalent to the British Clinical Psychology doctorate at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Algarve University in Faro, Portugal. I did a full-time year placement in an internationally known Early Intervention Service in the city of Coimbra called Projecto Integrado de Intervenção Precoçe, where I provided psychological assessments and interventions to children and parents/carers, and participated in different projects promoting social inclusion and emotional health awareness.
I have undergone professional placements in two other services, namely in the National Health System where I worked with all age groups for 9 months (Health Centre of Faro), and in a council service (Junta de Freguesia da Se) for 13 months.
In Portugal, I did further post-graduate training in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy for 1 year which is accredited by the Portuguese Association of Behavioural Therapy and by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies.
I moved to the UK in 2010. I completed a 2 years part-time post-graduate diploma in Family and Systemic Theory at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London. Since 2010, I have been employed by the NHS in different Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The NHS work ended in June, 2024.
I am now focused on working on her independent research project on the subject of Unconditional Love Science. I work remotely mostly, for Better Help and privately.
I am passionate about life, psychology, science, nature, ancestral history, art, music, travelling and culinary. I honours the principle of unconditional self-love and wishes to help my clients remember that they are innately perfect and meant to feel joyful and free at all times. I am working on my innovative clinical approach on my own currently and I am keen to promote my work in varied settings.
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Andreia Espírito Santo
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Dr. Andreia Santo is a versatile and caring chartered and registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologist Practitioner. She qualified as a psychologist in 2008 after completing a Licenciatura in Psychology of Education and Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Algarve University in Faro, Portugal, a qualification described as academically equivalent to the British Clinical Psychology doctorate.
During training she completed a full-time year placement at Projecto Integrado de Intervenção Precoçe, an internationally known Early Intervention Service in Coimbra, where she carried out psychological assessments and interventions with children and parents and contributed to projects promoting social inclusion and emotional health awareness.
Her early professional placements also included work in the National Health System at the Health Centre of Faro for nine months, where she supported all age groups, and a 13-month placement in a council service at Junta de Freguesia da Sé.
She undertook one year of postgraduate training in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy accredited by the Portuguese Association of Behavioural Therapy and by the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. After relocating to the United Kingdom in 2010, she completed a two-year part-time postgraduate diploma in Family and Systemic Theory at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London.
From 2010 until June 2024 she was employed by the NHS across various Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). She is now focused on an independent research project on Unconditional Love Science and works mostly remotely, providing services for Better Help and in private practice.
Dr. Santo combines a clinical and scientific approach with a wide range of personal interests including psychology, nature, ancestral history, art, music, travel and culinary arts. She honours the principle of unconditional self-love and aims to help people reconnect with their innate capacity for joy and freedom while developing an innovative clinical approach she hopes to promote in varied settings.
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