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therapeutic approach

Narrative Therapy

Separable

the person is not the problem; the problem is the problem.

Separable

the person is not the problem; the problem is the problem.

  • Confidential
  • Accepts insurance
  • Registered psychologists
  • ERS certified

What is it?

Narrative therapy starts from the idea that we make sense of life through stories, and that some of those stories become so dominant that they hide everything that does not fit. The work is to externalise the problem, moving from I am anxious to anxiety does this to me, and to look for the episodes the dominant story left out.

Who it is for

Useful for anyone who has come to define themselves by a diagnosis, a failure, or something that happened to them. Also in questions of identity, in experiences of discrimination, and whenever a person feels their story is being told by others.

What a session looks like

The conversation attends closely to language, because how something is said changes what it appears to be. The work looks for moments when the problem was absent or was faced down, and builds from those an alternative story that is also true. Online therapy in English, by video call, with an English-speaking therapist: for people in Portugal and for expats, wherever you live in Europe.

our team

Specialist professionals

Sofia Rebelo
Sofia Rebelo
Psychologist · Licence 23449
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accepted insurers

Médis · Multicare · AdvanceCare · Fidelidade · Ageas · AXA · Allianz · Medicare · and others

The invoice for each consultation can be submitted to your health insurer for reimbursement, according to your plan. What you say in your sessions is confidential and never reaches the insurer.

faq

No. Nothing that happened is denied. What is questioned is the single conclusion drawn from it, because a life always has more episodes than fit into one story.

It is used in depression, anxiety and the impact of trauma, often alongside other approaches. Where a structured intervention is called for, that is said and arranged.

No. It is not a literary exercise, and there is no right way to tell it. The work happens in the questions, and most people discover their story by answering them.

No. You can book directly on our website or with Sofia, our virtual assistant, without any referral from your GP.

Online only for now, while our clinic in Cascais is being refurbished. We reopen in November, and in-person sessions return with it.

MB Way, Multibanco, debit or credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Revolut Pay. You can also pay at the clinic itself, in cash or by card, leaving a card on file as a guarantee for the booking. Any credit on your account is applied automatically to your next session.

We have no direct billing agreement with insurers, but we work on a reimbursement basis with the main Portuguese insurers and with ADSE. The invoice for each consultation can be submitted for reimbursement, according to your plan.

Yes. The discount applies automatically, with no sign-ups and no cards: from 5 sessions on you always have a discount, up to 20%.

Yes. Up to 24 hours before the session you can cancel and choose between a full refund to your original payment method or keeping the amount as credit. With less than 24 hours notice there is no refund, but the amount stays as credit valid for 90 days. Rescheduling is possible up to 24 hours before, at no cost.

Yes. All data is processed in accordance with GDPR and the professional confidentiality psychologists are bound by. Our data protection policy explains what we collect, what it is for and how you can exercise your rights.

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