Celina

Ms Celina Abrey

Family Therapist

Each challenging moment provides an opportunity to slow down, reflect and to integrate what life hands us. Sometimes this is messy, often it is hardship, but my hope is to walk alongside my clients and to see them through to what is next, hopefully with a renewed sense of strength, self-acceptance and awareness.

About Me

I understand life's challenging moments can feel messy and hard. I offer a supportive space for you to slow down and reflect on what you are experiencing. I help individuals, couples, and families process hardships. My guidance aims for renewed strength and self-acceptance. This approach supports your journey to greater awareness, helping you integrate difficult experiences into your life. My aim is to walk alongside you, offering a calm presence.

Approach

When life feels tangled I guide a careful, stepwise approach that honours small discoveries and practical choices. Sessions in Figueira da Foz or Coimbra, in English or French, and via secure online meetings are paced to match your comfort, balancing focused conversation with moments of silence to notice what shifts. We map relational patterns and emotional triggers, try brief between-session experiments, and practice gentle steps toward eating, grieving or anxiety-related shifts so change feels manageable rather than overwhelming. People navigating family roles, relocation or major transitions often find this collaborative pace useful.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Family Therapy

    A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Free Consultation

    A no-cost initial session to meet the therapist, discuss needs, and decide whether they are the right fit before committing.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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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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  • Relocation / Expat

    The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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Professional Title:

  • Family Therapist

    A therapist trained to work with couples and families to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships.

Qualifications


University of Winnipeg

Registrations


Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT)

Marriage and Family Therapist

Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)

Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Service Area


Online in Portugal

In-person & Online

Figueira Da Foz, Coimbra

Portugal