Schema Therapy

Longer than therapy focused on a symptom. It is usually counted in more than a year, and it is honest to say so at the start. In exchange, it works on what repeats rather than on this episode.

Yes, to some degree, because that is where the schemas formed. But the aim is not to explain the past: it is to see what was left unmet and answer it now, in the present.

CBT works on current thoughts and behaviour, with defined goals and a near end. Schema therapy was developed precisely for people who did that and stayed caught in the same pattern, and so it goes deeper and takes longer.

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.