1. Education/Experience :
- 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 thirteen years at Kaiser Permanente´s Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Service doing clinical work and research.
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:
- Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde.
- European Health Psychology Society.
- American Psychological Association.
- American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
- Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.
- Employee Assistance Professionals Association.