Education & Training

1. Education/Experience - California/United States/Portugal:

• Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology  with a depth/psychodynamic orientation: Meridian University. 
• Master´s Degree in Psychology  with a humanistic psychology orientation: Saybrook University.
• Post-Graduation in Geropsychology:  Instituto de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida.
• Served for eleven years at Kaiser Permanente´s Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Service.

2. Certifications: 

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Cleveland Center for Cognitive Therapy.
• Clinical Hypnosis: American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
• Life Care Planning: Kaiser Permanente.
• Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP): Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA).

3. Memberships:

• European Health Psychology Society.
• American Psychological Association.
• American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
• American Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.
• Employee Assistance Professionals Association.