Cecília Medeiros

Clinical Psychologist

“Psychodynamic Psychotherapy https://ceciliamedeiros.pt/”

About Me

I guide individuals to understand how their past shapes their present. If you feel stuck in repeating patterns or struggle with relationships, we can work together. My clinical expertise allows for a thoughtful, in-depth approach. We'll gently uncover deep-seated patterns to make sense of how past experiences influence your current life. This process fosters lasting change and a deeper understanding of yourself.

Approach

Slow, attentive listening helps us notice the patterns that quietly steer your choices and relationships, then open space to name them. Sessions in Porto or online, conducted in Portuguese, move at a thoughtful pace—gentle inquiry, pauses to reflect, and occasional focused assessments when clarity is needed. Therapy blends close attention to emotional experience with exploration of early relational themes, tracking how anxiety, mood shifts, compulsions or eating concerns replay in present life; between sessions I may suggest brief reflections to deepen awareness. People seeking steadier relationships and relief from repeating inner conflicts find this steady, exploratory rhythm helpful.

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Basic Information

Porto, Portugal

Services

Services Offered:

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Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Works With:

•All ages

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Mood Disorder
A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Eating Disorders
A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.
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OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a condition involving unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or rituals (compulsions) performed to relieve anxiety.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
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Professional Title:

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Clinical Psychologist
An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Qualifications

ISPA/Universidade de Évora

Registrations

Clinical Psychologist

Service Area

Office

In-person & Online

Porto, Porto

Portugal