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Testimonials

“It was my salvation.” Alcohol drove Luísa to rock bottom. Through assisted therapy, she found a new life

“It was my salvation.” Alcohol drove Luísa to rock bottom. Through assisted therapy, she found a new life

“I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel.” Alexandre has overcome his alcohol addiction and hasn’t had a drink in two years

“I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel.” Alexandre has overcome his alcohol addiction and hasn’t had a drink in two years

Mateo's recovery: "It's like I've gone to the future. As if he'd been in therapy for years, decades"

Mateo's recovery: "It's like I've gone to the future. As if he'd been in therapy for years, decades"

Kitty’s long journey in the fight against depression: “I’ve found my purpose in life”

Kitty’s long journey in the fight against depression: “I’ve found my purpose in life”

Mental Health Professionals

In The Clinic of Changewe use advanced scientific approaches to help those suffering from resistant depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders.

Our specialized team offers Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy in Lisbon, a treatment safe, effective, and evidence-based, which aims to provide rapid and lasting relief in a large percentage of cases for various mental health conditions.

  • Personalized treatment for depression, anxiety, and PTSD
  • Experienced mental health professionals and in psychedelic-assisted therapy
  • An innovative approach backed by scientific research

Neuropsychological assessment

At our clinic, we carry out neuropsychological assessments adapted to each stage of lifehelping to understand and respond to cognitive and emotional challenges.

Whether to supporting child development, optimizing performance in adults or answer questions about aging, we take a rigorous and personalized.

Through a structured process —from the initial interview to the delivery of a detailed report—we identify challenges and provide practical recommendations to improve quality of life.

  • Specialized and individualized assessment
  • Identifying cognitive and emotional challenges
  • Personalized strategies for greater well-being

Treatments

Depression

It is an emotional disorder characterized by constant feelings of sadness, loss, helplessness and powerlessness.

Depression

It is an emotional disorder characterized by constant feelings of sadness, loss, helplessness and powerlessness.
Depression is characterized by severe and persistent sadness, which ends up interfering with personal and social functioning and diminishing the interest or pleasure the person has in their activities.
Depression causes problems such as: difficulty concentrating, fatigue, loss of sexual desire, loss of interest or pleasure in practically all activities that were previously enjoyed, sleep disturbances.

Characteristics of depression
- Sadness for most of the day;
- Significant weight gain or loss (excessive decrease or increase in appetite);
- Insomnia;
- Excessive sleep and desire to sleep;
- Fatigue and loss of energy;
- Feelings of worthlessness and excessive guilt;
- Reduced ability to concentrate and make decisions;
- Repetitive morbid thoughts.

Addiction

Addiction is the use and abuse of psychoactive substances, such as alcohol and drugs or medication, in a way that is harmful or dangerous to health and social life.

Addiction

Addiction is the use and abuse of psychoactive substances, such as alcohol and drugs or medication, in a way that is harmful or dangerous to health and social life.
These pathologies involve behavior in which patients continue to use or abuse a particular substance despite the significant problems that result.

The characteristics of additions are:
- Using substances in larger quantities or for a longer period of time than initially intended;
- Spending a substantial amount of time trying to access, use or recover from the effects of the substance;
- Have an intense desire to consume the substance;
- Having a desire to stop or reduce the use of the substance without being able to do so;
- Not fulfilling important obligations relating to their role at work, school or home;
- Continuing to use the substance even though it causes (or worsens) social or interpersonal problems;
- Giving up or reducing important social, occupational or recreational activities because of substance use.

Anxiety

It is a disturbing and uncomfortable emotional state of nervousness and excessive worry.

Anxiety

It is a disturbing and uncomfortable emotional state of nervousness and excessive worry.
Anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive fears and worries about various activities or events in a person's life, which last for more than six months.

The following are characteristics of anxiety disorders
- Difficulty controlling worries;
- Agitation and feelings of nervousness and tension;
- Easy tiredness;
- Difficulty concentrating;
- Irritability;
- Muscle tension;
- Sleep disorders.

We are dealing with an anxiety disorder that requires treatment if the following apply: if the anxiety is very disturbing, if the anxiety interferes with the person's personal and social functioning and if the anxiety does not cease spontaneously after a few days.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are problems with eating and food intake, including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are problems with eating and food intake, including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.

- Anorexia nervosa is characterized by an excessive preoccupation with losing weight, an exaggerated fear of gaining weight, a distorted body image, and the restriction of food intake to the point of causing a weight that is too low, damaging one's state of health.

- Binge eating is characterized by repeated episodes in which people consume excessive amounts of food and feel a loss of control.

- Bulimia is characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviours such as purging (e.g. self-induced vomiting, abuse of laxatives or diuretics), fasting or excessive exercise.

Post-traumatic stress

It is an emotional disorder that can appear after a person has experienced one or more strongly traumatic, frightening or terrifying events.

Post-traumatic stress

It is an emotional disorder that can appear after a person has experienced one or more strongly traumatic, frightening or terrifying events.

The characteristics of PTSD are:
- Recurrent and distressing dreams and memories about the traumatic event;
- Flashbacks in which people repeatedly relive the trauma;
- Inability to remember important aspects of the traumatic event;
- Distorted thinking about the causes and/or consequences of the trauma;
- Decreased positive emotions and increased negative emotions (fear, guilt, sadness, shame, confusion);
- Lack of interest, social withdrawal, subjective feeling of numbness and low expectations for the future;
- Hyperexcitation: nervousness, exaggerated startle responses, difficulty relaxing, difficulty concentrating, disturbed sleep (sometimes with frequent nightmares), aggressive or reckless behavior;
- Dissociative symptoms: feeling separated from one's body as if in a dream and feeling that the world is unreal.

Burnout

Burnout is included in the WHO (World Health Organization) International Classification of Diseases as an occupational phenomenon, the result of chronic stress in the workplace.

Burnout

Burnout is included in the WHO (World Health Organization) International Classification of Diseases as an occupational phenomenon, the result of chronic stress in the workplace. It is characterized by three dimensions:

-Feelings of exhaustion;
-Increased emotional distance and feelings of negativity or cynicism;
-Reduced professional effectiveness.

According to the National Health Service, burnout is a "state of physical and mental exhaustion caused by the exercise of a professional activity". It is characterized by three stages of evolution:
1) Emotional exhaustion: Perceived lack of energy for professional and personal activities. Work is seen as painful;
2) Depersonalization and/or dehumanization of contact: contact with others becomes impersonal and devoid of affection;
3) Low professional fulfillment: demotivation with work, which leads to a feeling of loss of meaning in tasks and lack of interest in work.

The main psychological symptoms of burnout are: Impatience and irritability, Difficulties concentrating and memorizing, General lack of energy, Altered appetite, Decreased libido, Sleep disturbances, Physical fatigue and body aches.

On the biological front, cortisol (stress hormone) levels increase, as do blood pressure and blood glucose (sugar levels). The hormonal, neuroendocrine and immune systems become dysregulated, the body's defenses are weakened and the likelihood of diseases: inflammations and infections, increases. Most of the time, these symptoms appear mild, but tend to worsen over time.

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Pediatric
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Why The Clinic of Change?

For the first time in Portugal, The Clinic of Change is offering a program based on the clinical model developed by Awakn Life Sciences.

Methodology that keeps pace with scientific knowledge in neuroscience and mental health.

Get to know the scientific foundations

A method that combines psychotherapy and psychopharmacology for your safety and comfort.

Treatments that don't just focus on symptoms, but promote change.

Equipa clínica formada e acompanhada pelos especialistas da Awakn Life Sciences.

Meet our team

All phases of the program are monitored by professionals with extensive experience in mental health.

The Clinical Team

Prof. Dr. Victor Amorim Rodrigues

Clinical Director | Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist

Victor Amorim Rodrigues is a psychiatrist, professor of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy at ISPA and former president of the Portuguese Federation of Psychotherapy.

Dr. Guilherme Bastos Martins

Psychiatrist

Guilherme Bastos Martins is a psychiatrist specializing in addictive behaviors and
addictions.

Dr. Carla Mariz

Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapy and Neuropsychology

Carla Mariz is a clinical psychologist and has worked with ketamine in the Resistant Depression Unit at Júlio de Matos Hospital.

Dr. Joana Bastos e Silva

Clinical Psychologist| Psychotherapy

Joana Bastos e Silva is a clinical psychologist who works at the Community Mental Health Center (CCSMO) and the Júlio de Matos Hospital.

Prof. Dr. Nuno Torres

Clinical Psychologist|Researcher, PhD

Nuno Torres is a clinical psychologist, researcher and professor at ISPA - Instituto Universitário.

Dr. Magda Carvalho

Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapy

Magda Carvalho is a Clinical Psychologist at the Division for Intervention in Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies (DICAD).

Dr. Lara Pessoa Nunes

Clinical psychologist | Psychotherapy

Lara Pessoa Nunes is a clinical psychologist with a degree in Behavior Therapy and a specialization in Deviant Behavior and Criminal Sciences.

Dr. Lucio Silva

Psychiatrist

Lucio Silva is a psychiatrist with the degree of Specialist in Psychiatry and Mental Health in the Hospital Medical Career.

Dr. Ana Teresa Prata

Psychiatrist | Child Psychiatry

Ana Teresa Prata is a psychiatrist with a Specialist Degree in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Prof. Dr. Suzete Costa

Research Advisor

Suzete Costa is a pharmacist with a Master's degree in Community Health and a PhD in Public Health, specializing in Health Economics.

Dr. Filipa Bastos Gonçalves

Psychologist | Neuropsychology

Filipa Bastos Gonçalves holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. She also has a postgraduate degree in Clinical and Health Psychology.

Dr. Rui Cintra

Clinical Psychologist

Rui Cintra is a clinical psychologist with a degree in Philosophy (FCSH-UNL) and Psychology (ISPA). He has postgraduate degrees in Psychosomatics (ICS-UCP) and Psychiatry (ISC-UCP), with experience in couples and families.

Dr. Inês Marques

Clinical Psychologist

Inês Marques is a clinical psychologist with a master's degree in Psychology from the University of Coimbra, with experience in Liaison Psychology and research in Sleep Psychology and Occupational Health.

Dr. João Reis

Psychiatrist

João Reis is a psychiatrist at Hospital Lusíadas Monsanto; coordinator of the Geriatric Psychiatry service at Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, responsible for the Behavioral Addictions consultation.

Dr. Ana Pinto Carneiro

Anesthesiologist

Ana Pinto Carneiro is an anesthesiologist with a master's degree in Medicine from the Nova Medical School of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, with experience in hospital anesthesiology and pre-hospital emergency at INEM.

Dr. Matilde Escada

Psychologist

Matilde Escada is a psychologist with a master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychopathology from the University of Lisbon.

Dr. Miguel Esteves Carneiro

Psychiatrist

Miguel Esteves Carneiro is a doctor specializing in Psychiatry. He completed his Master's Degree in Medicine at NOVA Medical School in 2016, having specialized in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies, Clinical Sexology and Couple Therapy, among others.

Dr. Vanda Cabaço Silva

Clinical Psychologist

Supporting individuals through individual psychotherapy, with a focus on understanding the emotional and relational dynamics that shape how each person experiences life and forms relationships.

Dr. Luís Santos

Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapy

With a degree in Psychology (pre-Bologna) and a specialization in Clinical and Health Psychology, he bases his clinical practice on Client-Centered Psychotherapy and the person-centered approach.

Dr. Maria João Amaral

Psychiatrist

His clinical practice covers a broad spectrum of general psychiatry, with a particular focus on neurodevelopmental disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and dual diagnosis.

Dr. Magda Carvalho
Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapy

Professional Card - OPP: 002130

Magda Carvalho has been a Clinical Psychologist since 1999 in the area of addictive behaviors and addictions, focusing on individual psychotherapy and psychological counseling, as well as family/couple and group therapy.

He is trained by Awakn Life Sciences in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

Since 2008 she has worked as a Clinical Psychologist in the Division of Intervention in Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies (DICAD) of the Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (ARSLVT), in the Agualva-Cacém unit.

Between 2001 and 2008, she worked as a clinical psychologist at the Drug Addiction Care Center in Alverca, a partnership project between the IDT, I.P. / Ministry of Health and the Vila Franca de Xira City Council.

She studied clinical psychology at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences in Coimbra and is a specialist in clinical and health psychology and psychotherapy recognized by the Portuguese Psychologists' Association. She is also a full member of the Portuguese Society of Family Therapy.

Dr. Maria João Amaral
Psychiatrist

Professional License – OM: 62289

Maria João Amaral completed the Integrated Master’s Program in Medicine at the University of Coimbra (2010–2016) and completed her residency in Psychiatry at Beatriz Ângelo Hospital.

After completing his clinical training, he earned a postgraduate degree in Occupational Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Porto (2020–2022). This specialization led to the creation and implementation of the Occupational Psychiatry Clinic, as well as the development of projects focused on the intersection of mental health and the workplace, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.

His clinical practice covers a broad spectrum of general psychiatry, with a particular focus on neurodevelopmental disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, as well as dual diagnosis. His practice is supported by extensive training in various psychotherapeutic modalities—including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Clinical Sexology, Couples Therapy, and Psychoanalysis—and in advanced intervention techniques, particularly the clinical application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the treatment of Treatment-Resistant Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Dr. Luís Santos
Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapy

Professional License – OPP: 3868

With a degree in Psychology (pre-Bologna) and a specialization in Clinical and Health Psychology, she bases her clinical practice on Client-Centered Psychotherapy and a person-centered approach. He provides psychological counseling to adolescents and adults, both in-person and online, promoting personal development, strengthening self-esteem, and helping clients acquire tools for emotional self-care, with the goal of restoring consistent and sustainable well-being.

Throughout his career, he has served as a technical advisor to the courts in the area of child and youth issues, as an internship supervisor for the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association, and as a coordinator of community psychology projects. He has experience working in areas such as depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, the grieving process, gender identity, positive sexuality, and LGBTQIA+ issues, prioritizing a humanistic approach based on unconditional acceptance and the therapeutic relationship.

Dr. Miguel Esteves Carneiro
Psychiatrist

Professional Card - OM: 61770

Miguel Esteves Carneiro is a doctor specializing in Psychiatry. He completed his Master's Degree in Medicine at NOVA Medical School (2010-2016) and did his specialty training at the Arco Ribeirinho Local Health Unit (2018-2022). During his internship, he was responsible for the development and implementation of the Clinical Sexology Consultation, showing a particular interest in various areas of differentiation from an early age. Since March 2023, he has been working as a Psychiatrist at the Institute for Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies, at the Centro de Respostas Integradas de Lisboa Ocidental.

He has worked in the private sector at the Trofa Saúde Group since 2023, where he is responsible for the specialty consultation in Resistant Depression and Pathological Gambling. In addition, he collaborates as a psychiatrist at Kosmicare, in harm reduction projects in recreational contexts, and works as a psychiatrist at the Casa de Alba therapeutic community, among other places. In parallel to his clinical practice, he maintains an activity of scientific sharing, with various presences, publications and presentations at national and international congresses in his field.

In the field of continuing education, we highlight the Advanced Specializations in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies, Clinical Sexology and Couple Therapy (2020-2022). Her training is complemented by courses in areas such as Motivational Interviewing and Psychiatric Management of Borderline Personality Disorder (by the European Psychiatric Association), Advanced Clinical Psychopharmacology (by the University of Minho) and Phenomenological Perspectives in Psychopathology (by the Portuguese Society of Existential Psychotherapy), which give her an integrative and multifaceted therapeutic approach.

Dr. Vanda Cabaço Silva
Clinical Psychologist

Professional License – OPP: 014164

A graduate of ISPA – Instituto Universitário, Vanda Cabaço Silva practices in the areas of psychological counseling, psychotherapy, and psychological assessment, using a person-centered approach focused on understanding the emotional, relational, and contextual dynamics of each individual. She works with children, adolescents, and adults, integrating a careful and personalized clinical assessment tailored to the specific needs of each case.

She has specialized experience in providing psychological support for infertility and in supporting individuals and couples undergoing in vitro fertilization, recognizing the importance of emotional preparation throughout this journey. In the field of psychological assessment, she conducts evaluations of cognition, learning, attention, behavior, and personality, always seeking a comprehensive understanding of psychological and emotional functioning.

With over 20 years of experience, a significant portion of her practice as a clinical psychologist is dedicated to serving an international clientele and expatriate families, conducting sessions in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, with English being the predominant language in her current work. She regularly collaborates with international schools and has experience in the International Baccalaureate (IB) context, which enables her to provide interventions that are sensitive to the cultural, linguistic, and educational dimensions of multicultural contexts.

Dr. Guilherme Bastos Martins
Psychiatrist

Professional Card - OM: 52447

Guilherme Bastos Martins has been a psychiatrist in a treatment team specializing in addictive behaviours and addictions since 2018, and will take over technical responsibility in 2022.

He is trained by Awakn Life Sciences in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

He is qualified in Personal Injury Assessment (formerly known as bodily injury) by the Portuguese Medical Association.

He is also an expert appointed to Infarmed's Health Technology Assessment Commission.

She has a Master's degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and passed her general internship at the Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo - Ponta Delgada in 2012.

He underwent specific training in Psychiatry at the Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca between 2013 and 2018 and obtained his Specialist Degree. He is a member of the Specialty College of the Portuguese Medical Association.

He did an internship at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King's College London in 2016 and is currently working at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the Faculty of Sciences in Lisbon.

He is the author and co-author of several scientific papers and publications.

Prof. Dr. Victor Amorim Rodrigues
Clinical Director | Psychiatrist | Psychotherapist

Professional Card - OM: 31127

Victor Amorim Rodrigues is a psychiatrist, with the degrees of Specialist and Consultant in Psychiatry and Mental Health from the Hospital Medical Career, and is a professor of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy at ISPA - Instituto Universitário. He has been trained by Awakn Life Sciences in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

He trained in Psychiatry at Miguel Bombarda Hospital and was a Visiting Fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Personality Disorders Institute at New York Hospital. He was co-founder and coordinator of the Personality Disorders Therapeutic Program as part of the Miguel Bombarda Hospital's Center for Differentiated Activities. In 2000, he became Director of the Navarro de Paiva Medical-Psychological Institute at the Ministry of Justice. He subsequently worked at the Júlio de Matos Hospital and at the Institute for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

He has extensive psychotherapeutic training: Existential, Psychodynamic and Systemic. In addition to her specialty in Psychiatry, she has a subspecialty in Forensic Psychiatry and two competencies in Addictology and Harm Assessment from the Portuguese Medical Association.

Dr. Carla Mariz
Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapy and Neuropsychology

Professional Card - OPP: 007521

Carla Mariz is a clinical psychologist who, since 2022, has been conducting ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at the Resistant Depression Unit of the Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa - Hospital Júlio de Matos, where she had been working since 2015 in the Geriatric Psychiatry Service. She has been trained by Awakn Life Sciences in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

She has a degree in Psychology from ISPA - Instituto Universitário, a post-graduate diploma in Neuropsychological Assessment from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and a post-graduate diploma from the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at University College London. In addition to internships at the Miguel Bombarda Hospital Psychology Service and the Barreiro Drug Addiction Care Center, she has also worked in the Neuropsychiatry and Dementias and Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy services at the Lisbon Psychiatric Hospital Center.

She did further training at the Portuguese Psychoanalytical Society, having completed an intensive training course in Research in Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, organized by the International Psychoanalytical Association. She has a specialist degree in Clinical and Health Psychology, Neuropsychology and the advanced specialty of Psychotherapy, recognized by the Order of Psychologists.

Dr. Joana Bastos e Silva
Clinical Psychologist | Specialist in Psychotherapy

Professional Card - OPP: 005278

Joana Bastos e Silva is a clinical psychologist who has been working at the Centro Comunitário de Saúde Mental (CCSMO) - Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa since 2015, as well as at the Júlio de Matos Hospital since 2010, having been part of the founding team of the hospital's Rehabilitation Service. She has been trained by Awakn Life Sciences in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

She did her degree in Clinical Psychology at ISPA - Instituto Universitário. After interning at the Miguel Bombarda Hospital in 2000, she held various positions over the years at the same hospital, namely in the Psychology Service and in the Convalescence and Residents units, having been a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and researcher. She was president of the Miguel Bombarda Association.

She did further training at the Portuguese Psychoanalytical Society, having completed an intensive training course in Research in Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, organized by the International Psychoanalytical Association.

He has a specialty diploma in Clinical and Health Psychology and is a Psychotherapist recognized by the Portuguese Psychologists' Association and attended a training course on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at the Polaris Insight Centre in San Francisco in 2022.

 

Prof. Dr. Nuno Torres
Clinical Psychologist | Researcher | PhD

Professional Card - OPP: 002644

Nuno Torres is a clinical psychologist, researcher and professor at ISPA - Instituto Universitário. His academic research specializes in the construction of a biopsychosocial model crossed between socio-emotional development and psychoanalysis to understand the evolution of psychopathology, and his current topic of choice is the social development of children. She is trained by Awakn Life Sciences in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy.

She did her PhD in Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex, in the UK, and her degree in Psychology at ISPA - Instituto Universitário. She also holds the European Certificate in Psychology for the training of trainee counselors, according to the competency model defined by the European Accreditation Committee and EuroPsy.

He has taught Developmental Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods and Psychoanalysis, both in Lisbon and at the University of Essex. He specializes in quantitative analysis and qualitative methods, particularly in the area of in-depth autobiographical interviews. He has worked for the Ministry of Health as a clinical psychologist in the field of community addiction treatment.

Prof. Dr. Suzete Costa
Research Advisor | Pharmacist, MSPH, PhD Executive Director & Senior Research Director Real-World Evidence & Patient-Centered Outcomes at the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare (ISBE) Invited Assistant Professor at FMUL

Professional Card - OF: 9600

Suzete Costa is a pharmacist with a Master's degree in Community Health and a PhD in Public Health, specializing in Health Economics. She is the Executive Director and Senior Research Director at the Institute of Evidence-Based Health (ISBE) and a visiting assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon.

Suzete Costa worked at the National Association of Pharmacies for 20 years: she was director of the Pharmaceutical Services Department, later executive director of the Center for Health Studies and Evaluation, where she led studies on drug policy and the evaluation of health interventions. She was the coordinator and principal investigator of the first real-world trial between pharmacies and primary health care with electronic data sharing in Portugal. She evaluated the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility and cost-benefit of this collaborative medication-assisted intervention.

She trained at Kaiser Permanente Colorado with clinical pharmacists in disease management programs. She has worked for the WHO European Region and has collaborated with other international organizations. She co-owns two pharmacies in a family partnership with non-executive roles.

Dr. Lara Pessoa Nunes
Clinical psychologist | Psychotherapy

Professional card - OPP: 002619

Lara Pessoa Nunes is a clinical psychologist with a degree in Behavior Therapy and a specialization in Deviant Behavior and Criminal Sciences. She has been working as a psychologist at CUF - São Domingos de Rana since 2014.

She has a degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Lusófona University and a post-graduate degree in Deviant Behavior and Criminal Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine in Lisbon. She has also completed various additional training courses, namely in Behavior Therapy (Júlio de Matos Hospital), Personality Disorders (Miguel Bombarda Hospital) and, more recently, Professional Stress (Universidade Moderna) and Counseling and Telephone Assistance in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Associação para Planeamento Reprodutiva).
Health (Associação para o Planeamento da Família).

She previously worked as a clinical psychologist at Dr. Teresa Paiva's private practice, at the S. Domingos de Rana Clinic and in the Forensic Psychiatry area of the Miguel Bombarda Hospital. In 2002, she was awarded an honorable mention in the Bial prize for her work "Dreams, Brain and Remembrance in the Blind and Visually Impaired" (co-authored with Dr. Teresa Paiva and Dr. Herlder Bertolo).

Dr. Lucio Silva
Psychiatrist

Professional Card - OM: 61260

Lucio Silva is a psychiatrist, with the degree of Specialist in Psychiatry and Mental Health from the Hospital Medical Career, training in Interpersonal Psychotherapy Level A (Academy of Individual Psychotherapy) and advanced specialization in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (Portuguese Institute of Psychology and Other Sciences). He works as a psychiatrist in the Almada Treatment Team, specializing in Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies.

He did his undergraduate degree in Medicine at the Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (2003, Salvador - Brazil), a postgraduate medical degree in psychiatry at the Institute of Medical Research and Teaching (2014, São Paulo - Brazil), has a Master's degree in Medicine recognized by the New University of Lisbon (2016) and completed training as a specialist doctor in Psychiatry at the Local Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo (2018 and 2023).

É membro do Colégio da Especialidade de Psiquiatria da Ordem dos Médicos. Trabalhou como médico psiquiatra do Núcleo de Saúde de Apoio à Família (Rio de Janeiro — Brasil), como médico psiquiatra do Centro de Assistência Psicossocial da Associação Padre Moreira (São Paulo — Brasil), como médico interno do ano comum no Centro Hospitalar do Oeste (Torres Vedras) e como médico interno de psiquiatria na Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo (Beja).

Estagiou na Fundação Champalimaud na unidade de Neuropsiquiatria, onde participou em projetos de investigação na área dos psicadélicos. Possui experiência clínica em Consulta de Psiquiatria Geral e Comportamentos Aditivos e Dependências.

Colaborou em 2022 e 2023, na qualidade de perito, com o Gabinete de Segurança e com a Direção-Geral da Saúde, para Prevenção e Combate à Violência contra os Profissionais de Saúde, integrado no Programa Nacional de Prevenção da Violência no Ciclo de Vida. Participou em projetos de investigação e apresentação em trabalhos científicos em Congressos Nacionais e Internacionais.

Em maio de 2026, obteve em Amesterdão (Países Baixos) a certificação internacional como Clinical TMS Practitioner, após concluir o Clinical TMS Certification Course organizado pela Academy of Brain Stimulation. Esta formação de excelência é oficialmente reconhecida e creditada pelo Conselho Europeu de Acreditação para Educação Médica Contínua (EACCME®), tendo-lhe sido atribuídos 12,5 créditos europeus de CME (ECMEC®s). Complementarmente, concluiu a sua especialização técnica avançada através da MagVenture, integrando o Accelerator Training Program e a formação em Magnetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (mPNS, sob instrução de Claus Mathiesen). Estas qualificações garantem o domínio rigoroso dos fundamentos teóricos, da prática clínica e dos mais estritos protocolos de segurança internacionais no uso de equipamentos de estimulação magnética.

Dr. Ana Teresa Prata
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Professional License – OM: 53068

Ana Teresa Prata is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with a postgraduate degree in Neurodevelopment in Pediatrics.

She completed her integrated master's degree in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (2011), her general internship at the Setúbal Hospital Center (2012), her complementary internship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Dona Estefânia Hospital of the Lisbon Central Hospital Center (2013-2017) and her postgraduate degree in Neurodevelopment in Pediatrics from the Catholic University. She was president of the National Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Interns (2016-2018).

She is the author of several articles and research papers presented at national and international congresses. She has worked not only with children and adolescents in outpatient clinics, but also in child psychiatry inpatient clinics and child psychiatry emergency departments. She has also worked with transgender children and young people, both in terms of clinical support and family support.

Dr. Filipa Bastos Gonçalves
Psychologist | Neuropsychology

Professional License – OPP: 29172

Filipa Bastos Gonçalves holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and a master’s degree in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology from the Universities of Lisbon, Coimbra, and Minho. She also holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical and Health Psychology from the Portuguese Institute of Psychology.

She completed her academic internship at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, where she participated in two research projects in the fields of neuropsychology and neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive assessment and preoperative frailty evaluation of elderly patients undergoing cancer surgery.

Her professional internship for admission to the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association was completed at the Neuropsychology Unit of the Clinical and Health Psychology Service at ULSLO, where she participated in neuropsychological assessment consultations for adults with various conditions, such as movement disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, neurovascular diseases, and CNS tumors. She also provided support for the cognitive rehabilitation clinic.

She currently continues to work in the Neuropsychology Unit at ULSLO, conducting neuropsychological assessments of adults with various conditions, with a particular focus on neurodegenerative, neurovascular, and movement disorders, as well as CNS tumors, in outpatient, pre- and post-operative, and inpatient settings. She also participates in research projects within these areas.

Dr. Rui Cintra
Clinical Psychologist

Professional License – OPP: 20985

Rui Cintra is a clinical psychologist with degrees in Philosophy (FCSH-UNL) and Psychology (ISPA). He has postgraduate degrees in Psychosomatics (ICS-UCP) and Psychiatry (ISC-UCP).

He is a psychoanalytic couple and family psychotherapist with Poiesis - Associação Portuguesa de Psicoterapia Psicanalítica de Casal e Família (Portuguese Association of Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Psychotherapy), and a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with the Associação Portuguesa de Psicanálise Relacional (Portuguese Association of Relational Psychoanalysis).

He was vice-president of Poiesis, where he has been a trainer since 2013.

She collaborates with various public health institutions. She has a private clinical practice in Lisbon where she works with couples, families, adults and adolescents.

Dr. Matilde Escada
Psychologist

Professional License – OPP: 134524

Matilde Escada is a psychologist with a master’s degree in Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychopathology from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Lisbon. She has experience providing psychological support to children and adolescents in both clinical and community settings.

Dr. Ana Pinto Carneiro
Anesthesiologist

Professional License – OM: 50789

Dr. Ana Pinto Carneiro is an anesthesiologist with a master's degree in medicine from the Nova Medical School of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

She is a member of the team at Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central as an Anesthesiologist and also works as a Pre-Hospital Emergency Doctor at INEM.

His clinical practice combines hospital experience with emergency intervention, ensuring specialized care in critical and complex situations.

Dr. João Reis
Psychiatrist

Professional License – OM: 48331

João Reis is a psychiatrist at Hospital Lusíadas Monsanto; coordinator of the Geriatric Psychiatry service at Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, responsible for the Behavioral Addictions consultation: Visiting assistant at the University Clinic of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology at FMUL.

Graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon (2008).

Specialist in Psychiatry at Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE (2015).

Professor of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine in Lisbon since 2011.

Hospital Assistant in Psychiatry at the Lisbon Psychiatric Hospital Center (CHPL).

Coordinator of the Geriatric Psychiatry Service at CHPL.

Responsible for the Behavioral Addictions Consultation at CHPL.

Dr. Inês Marques
Clinical Psychologist

Professional License – OPP: 29316

Inês Marques is a Clinical and Health Psychologist with a master's degree in Psychology from the University of Coimbra, with a subspecialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions.

She did internships at the ULSC Sleep Medicine Center and at the ULSLO Psychology Service.

She currently works at ULSLO, with experience in Liaison Psychology, helping adults with difficulties in adapting to medical diagnoses and treatments.

He is also dedicated to research, with publications in the areas of Sleep Psychology and Occupational Health.