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Sofia Pádua

Psychologist

Training & bio

Master’s in Applied Psychology from Universidade do Minho. Master’s Thesis: Self-regulation in children born prematurely: Relationship with the quality of maternal discourse; Research collaborator at Universidade do Minho in the field of Attachment and Parenting, including participation in a European study on premature babies; Advanced Specialisation in EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reproccessing), certified by EMDR Portugal and EMDR Europe; Perinatal Psychology for Psychologists course, with Catarina Canelas Martins; Advanced Course in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD Center Portugal; Certified Infant Massage Instructor, by the Portuguese Infant Massage Association (APMI) and the International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM); Experience as a Clinical Psychologist at ART – Associação de Respostas Terapêuticas, providing individual and group intervention with young people in an inpatient setting; Curricular Internship at Centro Hospitalar de São João – Porto, in the Youth and Family Unit and the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department; Observation placement at Hospital Pêro da Covilhã in Child Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychomotor Therapy; Certificate of Pedagogical Competences (CCP); OPP-accredited training in several areas, including intervention with at-risk children and young people, addictive behaviours and the provision of psychological services remotely, among others; Regular participation in training and scientific events in the field of mental health.

Official registrations

Portuguese Psychologists Association (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses)

Languages

Português

Available consultations

  • Family therapy

    50 min60,00 €VAT exempt
  • Therapy during pregnancy

    50 min60,00 €VAT exempt
  • Therapy in postpartum

    50 min60,00 €VAT exempt
  • Preparing for parenthood

    50 min60,00 €VAT exempt
  • Therapy for partners

    50 min60,00 €VAT exempt