Mrs Ana Vedes
Psychologist
“As a person and psychologist I value an explicitly warm, caring, authentic and informal setting, as well as, an international and intercultural mindset. I am an extremely committed professional, hence offering only cutting-edge and evidenced based methods of counseling/therapy,”
About Me
Approach
I am trained in different evidenced-based modalities- Accelerated Experiential Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP); Internal Family Systems (IFS); Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR); Gottman Method; Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) - and integrate them as needed depending on the struggles, needs and goals of each client.
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Services
Life is hard AND you are not alone!
With my experience and explicitly warm, caring, authentic and informal stance, I help individuals and couples- specially expats, migrants and intercultural couples- living in Zurich and around the world, in their path of healing, transformation, growth, and integration.
The evidence based maps and compasses I use are experiential, relational, brain, emotion and body focused since latest research has shown that merely talking about or having insight about our problems doesn't change them.
Long lasting change happens when we have new experiences within a safe, collaborative, empathic and compassionate therapeutic relationship; which slowly facilitates the process of connecting our stories with our emotions and body-sensations; whereby difficult and traumatic experiences, maladaptive beliefs, emotions and coping strategies can be identified, befriended, reprocessed and desensitised as needed.
Subsequently, our core Self and its inner strengths and resources can be released, and adaptive coping strategies, emotions and beliefs can be accessed, invited, developed and fostered.
Services Offered:
- •Trauma Counseling
- •Relationship Counseling
- •EMDR
- •Somatic Psychotherapy
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Couples
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Relationship Issues
- •Behaviour or Conduct Issues
- •Cross-Cultural
- •Mood Disorder
- •Stress / Burnout
- •Relocation / Expat
- •PTSD
- •Trauma
Professional Title:
- •Psychologist
Qualifications
Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon, Portugal
University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Portuguese Association of EMDR
AEDP Institute
IFS Institute
Registrations
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP)
OPP Expert in Clinical and Health Psychologist
Federation of Swiss Psychologists
FSP Psychologist