Raquel Guiomar
Clinical Psychologist
As a clinical psychologist, I create a safe, accepting, empowering space to help you reconnect with your strengths, align with your values, and embrace your capacity for healing, growth, and self-discovery.
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About me
I completed my master’s degree in clinical psychology in 2015 and have been working in private practice since 2018. My career has been shaped by curiosity, collaboration, and a deep commitment to evidence-based, client-centered care. While my journey began with training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, I later specialized in compassion-, acceptance-, and mindfulness-based approaches, which shifted my focus to understanding the role of our symptoms and how we relate to them.
My curiosity then led me to explore dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which taught me how to effectively support clients navigating intense emotions and complex interpersonal dynamics. From there, I discovered Internal Family Systems (IFS), a transformative model that now anchors my practice. IFS helps us embrace every part of ourselves (whether critical, fearful, angry, addictive, distracting or perfectionistic, for example) as valuable and deserving of care.
I value the balance of professionalism with genuine connection, offering a therapeutic relationship that feels equal, safe, and human.
I speak:
Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
Therapy with me is a journey of self-discovery and growth. Together, we’ll explore your current challenges, uncover patterns rooted in the past, and identify meaningful goals for our work. I’ll provide a supportive, flexible space where we can regularly check in to ensure our approach aligns with your needs and aspirations.
I draw on a variety of techniques tailored to you, whether it’s experiential exercises, mindfulness practices, or practical emotion regulation strategies. My ultimate goal is to guide you in cultivating an internal sense of compassion and curiosity, helping you nurture all parts of yourself and find balance.
At the heart of our work is the belief that your genuine, loving, and courageous self is always present, ready to lead with wisdom and compassion. My role is simply to help you reconnect with that inner light and move forward with clarity, confidence, and peace.
Experience
2019 - Present PRIVATE PRACTICE
Expertise with emotion dysregulation, personality disorders, mood and anxiety disorders.
Clinical approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems(IFS).
Clinical supervision: for the last 2 years every two weeks.
Education
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2025 Level 1: INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS
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2025 Intensive Training in the DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD
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2023/24 PORTUGUESE CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOTHERAPIES SOCIETY | Portugal 4 days of Internal Family Systems therapy training.
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2020 BRITISH ISLES DBT TRAINING | UK - online 1 week intensive training on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for people in crises, suicidality and difficulties with emotion regulation.
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2017 PSIKONTACTO | PORTUGAL The Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Program (8 sessions, 29 hours)
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2016 PSIKONTACTO | PORTUGAL Advanced and Specialized Course on 3rd Generation CBT Therapies; 112 hours of training; Modules: Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy.
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2010 - 2015 INTEGRATED MASTERS DEGREE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Services
Pack of 4 sessions
Individual Session
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