It's Complicated

Filipa Maltez

Psychotherapist in training & Clinical Psychologist

Verified by It's Complicated
Unavailable for new clients

Having a 15 yrs counselling practice & continous training, I use an integrative approach to align with your needs & goals and help you find more fulfilling and meaningful life, relationships & personal growth.

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At a glance
Lisbon, PortugalAvailable in-person and online
Offers free 30 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 24 hours

About me

lI’ve always been curious about other cultures. How would it be to have another story, genetics, birth place, life decisions, what´s on other people´s mind? Perhaps that made me complete 1st year of B.A of History, work with refugees, do voluntary work abroad, do Erasmus, learn languages, travel, work in isolated regions, work in a multinational company… That made me also : love podcast interviews, read biographies and novels, go to storytelling meet-ups and learn Life Story Work, Community-Socio-Psico-Opressed-Drama, and I´m sure - to passionately study and work in psychotherapy until today. In this area, bonding and justice have been always been a quest for me some how (foster care, senior living home, home assistance care, emergency social services...). Psychology was and is a privileged area to be aligned with those values, because it gives me tools to help organizations, families and persons in some old and new social problems, and this engagement is deeply pleasurable :)

I speak:

PortugueseEnglish

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Location:

Lisbon, Portugal

Approach

Treatment Approaches
CFT: Compassion-focused therapyRecommended for those who want to be kinder to themselves and reduce negative self-talk, often using mindfulness techniques.
EFT: Emotionally focused therapyRecommended for couples or individuals who want to strengthen emotional connections in relationships by exploring feelings and attachment.
Schema therapyRecommended for those who want to break out of negative patterns or "schemas" that they developed early in life and keep repeating.

The first step is a collaborative understanding of the difficulties that brought you to therapy, their probable origins and what is perpetuating them now. This evaluation (not only at the start) allows us to choose and adapt therapeutic models and interventions to your needs and goals (with evidence-based tools). Then, within a safe and warm relationship, step by step, we will try to:

  • Mindfully get in touch with your body sensations;
  • Explore the emotional experiences that inform you what is withdrawing you from your needs, values and best possible life;
  • Understand how the content of the present and past relationships (even our own) can influence you (and also help you);
  • Discover and transform your most important triggers, sensitive and dissociate memories, feelings (ex. sadness, shame or fear), behaviors (ex. numbing, avoidance, addiction, conflict) and rigid and inadequate beliefs and patterns of thinking.

Experience

In Lisbon recently I worked in Multinational Corporate & Mental Health leading coaching sessions and psychoeducational groups, focusing on resilience, stress management and workplace well-being. In parallel I worked with elderly in home Care and home assistance, leading psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions focusing on rehabilitation, family support, and training caregivers. Before, I provided psychosocial support to refugees and asylum seekers, as well as to disadvantaged families and victims of violence. Earlier, in Lisbon and Azores, in parallel I did private practice, and I had extensive experience in Childhood & Youth Protection in residential care settings, where I managed individual intervention plans for at-risk youth, group skills promotion, conducted family mediation, and authored technical reports for judicial entities. Previously, in Lisbon and Alentejo as a certified trainer, I developed programs in behavioral skills, parental competencies, and emotional intelligence.

Education

Master's degree in psychology with Dynamical Clinical specialization (Lisbon’s Uni.), Portuguese Association of Psychologists nº 2581, Erasmus experience in France. Expected completion of an Advanced (Adv) Spec.in Integrative Psychotherapy (ISPA – 3 yr) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Course (Psikontacto). And concluded: Emotion Focused Therapy (Trp) (level 1), Adv. Spec. in 3rd Wave Trp. (Acceptance and Commitment Trp.; Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Trp.; Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction; Compassion-Focused Trp.; Emotional Schema Trp.- 1 yr); Adv. Spec. in Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation -child to adult (1 yr 1/2); Spec. in Family Mediation (1yr ½); Victim Support Technician Certification (Cert.)(1 Yr); Professional Trainer Cert.. I’ve also concluded Adv. Courses in: Schema-Focused Therapy, Snoezelen Intervention; Motivational Interview, Therapeutic Life Story Work, Systemic Coaching, Addictive Behaviours Intervention; Sociodrama; Psychodrama; Evaluation in Talent Acquisition and SCID-IV -I.

Services

Intro Call

Free 30 min Online & In-person

Individual Session

€60 50 min Online & In-person

Insurances

Private Pay
At a glance
Lisbon, PortugalAvailable in-person and online
Offers free 30 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 24 hours
Usually responds within 24 hours