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Patrícia Pinheiro is a PhD researcher, professor and clinical psychologist. Completed the PhD in Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology; 2019) at the University of Minho - School of Psychology. She is Assistant Professor at University of Maia and a at the University Portucalense. Published several articles in ISI journals and a book chapter. Organized 3 scientific events. Supervise Master Students in clinical, health and forensic Psychology (24 concluded Master thesis). Currently, supervise 7 PhD students (3 ongoing FCT grants). Patrícia participated as PhD Student Fellow in 1 project, Research Fellow in 3 projects and Researcher in 2 projects. Has received 5 awards and/or honors. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific output are: depression; anxiety disorders; assimilation of problematic experiences; cognitive-behavioral therapy; blended Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; psychotherapeutic change; emotional processing; emotion-focused therapy; clinical trial. She is involved on training psychotherapists in CBT using Deliberated Practice, and clinical trials blending CBT and physical exercise on depression treatment. Patrícia has several scientific works focused on the assimilation of traumatic/problematic experiences, using the Assimilation Model as a theoretical/methodological approach.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Patrícia Pinheiro

Citation names

  • Pinheiro, Patrícia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7714-7334-1C9C
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9761-8995

Email addresses

  • ppinheiro@umaia.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2024 - 2024
Concluded
 Psicologia Digital: Impacto(S) Na Avaliação E Intervenção (Outros)
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
 100%
2022/09/26 - 2022/09/29
Attended
 Training course for clinical psychologists on grief (Outros)
Det Nationale Sorgcenter, Denmark
2015/02 - 2019/10/04
Concluded
 Applied Psychology (Doutoramento)
Major in Applied Psychology
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
"CLIENT’S EMOTIONAL PROCESSING AND THERAPEUTIC CHANGE" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Highest Grade
2019/10/02 - 2019/10/02
Concluded
 Marterclass: “Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Transdiagnostic Formulation”. Formador: Prof. Ladislav Timulak (Outros)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2019/09/09 - 2019/09/09
Concluded
 Masterclass “Emotion-Focused Therapy: An Invitation”. Prof. Doutor Robert Elliott. (Outros)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2014/01/02
Concluded
 Training and supervision in Emotional Focused Therapy with the group of psychotherapists from the “Depression and Psychotherapy Project (Outros)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2014/01/02
Concluded
 Training and supervision in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Prof. João Salgado and Prof.ª Liliana Meira. (Outros)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2013/07/29 - 2013/07/30
Concluded
 Training and supervision in Emotional Focused Therapy for anxiety disorders. (Outros)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2008/09/02 - 2010/09/03
Concluded
 Training and supervision in Narrative Therapy with Prof. Miguel M. Gonçalves. (Outros)
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2004 - 2009
Concluded
 Master Degree in Clinical Psychology (Mestrado)
Major in Clinical Psychology
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Narrative Innovation processes and Assimilation of Problem Experiences in Psychotherapeutic Change: A case study (Processos de Inovação Narrativa e de Assimilação de Experiências Problemáticas na Mudança Psicoterapêutica: Um estudo de caso)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2023/10 - 2024/08 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/12/01 - 2020/02/29 Research Fellow in Projet “i-Care for Depression: Blending face-to-face psychotherapy with internet and mobile digital solutions” Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2019/10/07 - 2019/12/01 Teaching in “Advanced specialization in psychological assessment from childhood to adulthood [e-learning]” at Instituto CRIAP (2019) Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2019/03/01 - 2019/11/30 Participation as member research in Project “Forgiveness and self-forgiveness and its influence on psychological well-being” (SFRH/BD/134261/2017) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2018/09/30 Doctoral scholarship FCT - SFRH/BD/93696/2013 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2015/09/08 - 2018/06/02 Invited to teach classes on “Assimilation of Problem Experiences” within the Advanced Studies I course in the doctoral program in Applied Psychology Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2012/02/01 - 2014/11/01 Research Fellow in Projet “Decentering and Change in Psychotherapy" (PTDC/PSI-PCL/103432/2008) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2014/04/01 - 2014/09/30 Psychotherapist Instituto Universitário da Maia - Centro de Apoio e Serviço Psicológico, Portugal
2014/01/02 - 2014/09/01 Participation as member research in Project “Mutual Help Groups: Therapeutic Intervention in a group with women victims of intimate violence” Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2011/12/01 - 2012/02/29 Clinical Psychologist Jardim de Infância e na E.B.1 de Bertiandos, Portugal
2010/11/01 - 2011/10/31 Professional Internship in the Psychology and educational orientation Agrupamento Vertical de Escolas de António Feijó, Portugal
2009/09/01 - 2011/01/01 Training and experience in coding according to: “Scale of Assimilation of Problem Experiences”; “System of Codification of Moments of Innovation”; and “Return to Problem Coding System” Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2010/03/01 - 2010/10/29 Psychotherapist Clínica Médica do Lima., Portugal
2009/11/16 - 2010/08/31 Research member in the Project “Narrative Change in Psychotherapy" (PTDC/PSI/72846/2006) coordinated by Prof. Miguel Gonçalves Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/05/01 - 2010/06/01 Participation as member research in Project Neuropsychological assessment of the elderly population in the research project “MIND - Aging” coordinated by Prof. Nuno Sousa Escola superior de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade do Minho , Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2009/11/13 Curricular internship in Clinical Psychology - Evaluation and intervention with adults - Development and coordination of group interventions - Research within the scope of change in therapy Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024 - Current The Assimilation of Problematic Experience in Clients Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
2024.06490.BD
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2024 - Current Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in clients with Borderline Personality Disorder
2024.06663.BD
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023 - Current Assimilação de experiências traumáticas relacionadas com a guerra em veteranos idosos
2023.03140.BD
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - Current AURORA@COVID19-EU: Articulate a Unified Response to the Covid-19 pandemic Reconstruction After loss in Europe", funded by the European Union (ERASMUS + GRANT: 2021-PT01-KA220-VET-000033092)
ERASMUS +: 2021-PT01-KA220-VET-000033092
Researcher
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
Ongoing
2021 - Current A assimilação da experiência de cancro da mama e o seu impacto na sintomatologia psicológica e qualidade de vida: um estudo longitudinal
2021.05414.BD
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - Current Deliberate Practice: The effect on training psychotherapists (Prática Deliberada: O efeito no treino de psicoterapeutas)
2021.04891.BD
Supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/12/01 - 2020/02/29 “i-Care for Depression: Blending face-to-face psychotherapy with internet and mobile digital solutions”
PTDC/MHC-PCL/1991/2014
Research Fellow
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/10/01 - 2018/10/01 Client’s emotional processing and therapeutic change
SFRH/BD/93696/2013
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/02/01 - 2014/01/01 “Decentering and Change in Psychotherapy"
PTDC/PSI-PCL/103432/2008
Research Fellow
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/11/16 - 2010/08/31 “Narrative Change in Psychotherapy"
PTDC/PSI/72846/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Research Center in Psychology
UID/PSI/01662/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Scientific Project of the Psychology Research Center [Centro de Investigação em Psicologia - CIPsi]
UID/PSI/01662/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/09/01 - 2011/02/28 Mudança narrativa em psicoterapia
PTDC/PSI/72846/2006
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2014/01/02 - 2014/09/01 “Mutual Help Groups: Therapeutic Intervention in a group with women victims of intimate violence”
POPH; QREN 2007-2013
Researcher
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Batista,João; Magalhães, C.; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Ribeiro, Antonio; Rosa, Catarina; Gonçalves, Miguel M. "Re-authoring narrative Therapy [Terapia narrativa de re-autoria]". In Psicoterapias, edited by Isabel Leal. Lisboa: Pastor, 2018.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais(5217-202D-F9D5); Pinheiro, Patrícia; Pinhel, Ana; Viana, Beatriz; Almeida, Beatriz; Ferreira, Vânia; Stiles, William. "The influence of previous problematic experiences in breast cancer experience assimilation: a multiple case study". Paper presented in 54th International Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2023.
  2. Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Pinhel, Ana; Almeida, Beatriz; Viana, Beatriz; Ferreira, Vânia; Stiles, William. "The influence of previous problematic experiences in breast cancer experience assimilation: a case study.". Paper presented in 54th Society for Psychotherapy Research International Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2023.
  3. Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Salgado, João; Stiles, William. "Assimilation of problematic experiences and long-term outcomes in psychotherapy for depression.". Paper presented in 54th Society for Psychotherapy Research International Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2023.
  4. Almeida, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Viana, Beatriz; Ferreira, Vânia; Stiles, William. "The Assimilation of the Problematic Experience of Breast Cancer: A comparative case study.". Paper presented in 54th Society for Psychotherapy Research International Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2023.
  5. Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Almeida, Beatriz; Ferreira, Vânia; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia. "The effect of Deliberate Practice on the psychotherapists' training: preliminary results.". Paper presented in 54th Society for Psychotherapy Research International Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2023.
  6. Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Pinhel, Ana; Almeida, Beatriz; Viana, Beatriz; Ferreira, Vânia; Stiles, William. "The influence of previous problematic experience in breast cancer experience assimilation: a case study". Paper presented in 54th Society for Psychotherapy Research International Annual Meeting, Dublin, 2023.
  7. Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Viana, Beatriz; Almeida, Beatriz; Leitão, Mónica; Stiles, William. "The assimilation of breast cancer experience and its impact on psychological symptoms and quality of life: a longitudinal study.". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Aveiro, 2022.
  8. Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Ferreira, Sofia; Silva, Carolina; Almeida, Beatriz; Leitão, Mónica. "Prática Deliberada - o efeito no treino de psicoterapeutas.". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Aveiro, 2022.
  9. Almeida, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Leitão, Mónica; Viana, Beatriz; Stiles, William. "A assimilação da experiência de cancro de mama: um estudo longitudinal.". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Aveiro, 2022.
  10. Machado, Ricardo; Viana, Beatriz; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Silva, Nicole; Stiles, William. "The assimilation of problematic experiences and quality of life in cancer patients: a comparison of a case in remission and a case in treatment". Paper presented in Anual Meeting 2021, Heidelberg, 2021.
Conference paper
  1. Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Stiles, William; Salgado, João; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais. "The assimilation of problematic experiences and long-term outcomes in psychotherapy for depression: comparing a relapsed and a non-relapsed case.". Paper presented in InPACT 2021 Virtual Conference da International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Carina Magalhães; João Tiago Oliveira; Andreia Milhazes; Pablo Fernández-Navarro; Rui Braga; Patrícia Pinheiro; Robert A. Neimeyer; Miguel M. Gonçalves. "Client resources and the prediction of therapeutic change using an interview: An exploratory study". Psychotherapy Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2024.2394191.
    10.1080/10503307.2024.2394191
  2. Carina Magalhães; Oliveira, João Tiago; Milhazes, Andreia; Pablo F. Navarro; Braga, Rui; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Robert Neimeyer ; Miguel Gonçalves. "Client resources and the prediction of therapeutic change using an interview: An exploratory study". Psychotherapy Research (2024): 10.1080/10503307.2024.2394191.
    Published
  3. Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Beatriz Almeida; Isabel Basto; Pinheiro, Patrícia. Corresponding author: Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Training in psychotherapy: therapists' experiences and perspectives after a 10-week training program". (2024):
  4. Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Almeida, Beatriz; André Barbosa; Catarina Pinhel; Stiles, William; Pinheiro, Patrícia. Corresponding author: Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Assimilating breast cancer experience and its impact on psychological well-being and quality of life: a contrasting case study". (2024):
    Submitted
  5. Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Stiles, William; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Leonor Pereira; Andreia Figueiredo; Salgado João; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais. Corresponding author: Basto, Isabel Maria Morais. "How is the assimilation of problematic experiences associated with the long-term psychotherapeutic outcomes in depression? A contrasting case study". (2024):
  6. Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Almeida, Beatriz; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Pinheiro, Patrícia. Corresponding author: Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Training in psychotherapy: therapists' experiences and perspectives after a 10-week training program [Submitted for publication". (2024):
    Submitted
  7. Machado, Ricardo; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Viana, Beatriz; Almeida, Beatriz; Barbosa, André; Pinhel, Catarina; Pereira, Leonor; Stiles, William; Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Assimilating breast cancer experience and its impact on psychological well-being and quality of life: a constrasting case study". British Journal of Health Psychology (2024):
    Submitted
  8. Carina Magalhães; Oliveira, João Tiago; Milhazes, Andreia; Fernández-Navarro, Pablo; Braga, Rui; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Neimeyer, Robert A.; Gonçalves, Miguel M.. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Miguel M.. "Client resources and the prediction of therapeutic change using the Feedback Initiated Narrative Development (FIND) Protocol". (2024):
    Under revision
  9. Basto, Isabel Maria Morais; Cátia Dias; Viana, Beatriz; Machado, Ricardo; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Salgado, João; Ferreira, Vânia; Almeida, Beatriz. "How is therapeutic alliance related with progress in assimilating problematic experiences?". Psychotherapy Research (2023): Basto, I., Dias, C., Viana, B., Machado, R., Pinheiro, P., Salgado, J., Ferreira, V., & Almeida, B. (2023, submited). How is therapeutic alliance related with progress in assimilating problematic experiences?. Psychotherapy Research..
    Submitted
  10. Carina Magalhães; Patrícia Pinheiro; Miguel Gonçalves; Jéssica Silva. "Innovative Moments and Case Formulation". Revista de Psicoterapia (2022): https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v33i123.35947.
    10.33898/rdp.v33i123.35947
  11. Patrícia Pinheiro; Miguel M. Gonçalves; Daniela Nogueira; Rui Pereira; Isabel Basto; Daniela Alves; João Salgado. "Emotional processing during the therapy for complicated grief". Psychotherapy Research (2022): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2021.1985183.
    10.1080/10503307.2021.1985183
  12. Stiles, B. William; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Mendes, Inês; Rijo, Daniel; Salgado, João. "Fluctuation in the assimilation of problematic experiences: A comparison of two contrasting cases of Emotion Focused Therapy". Psychotherapy Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2021.1892231.
    In press
  13. Beatriz Viana; Ricardo Machado; Stiles, B. William; João Salgado; Pinheiro, Patrícia; Basto, Isabel Maria Morais. Corresponding author: Basto, Isabel Maria Morais. "The assimilation process of problematic experiences and long-term outcomes in psychotherapy for depression: Comparing a relapsed and a non-relapsed case.". Psychological Applications and Trends (2021): 32-36. https://doi.org/10.36315/2021inpact007.
    Published
  14. Pinheiro, Patrícia; Gonçalves, Miguel M.; Sousa, Inês; Salgado, João. "Does emotional processing predict change in depression? a longitudinal study.". Psychotherapy Research (2020):
    Accepted
  15. Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Emotional processing and therapeutic change in depression: A case study.". (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pst0000190.
    10.1037/pst0000190
  16. Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Fluctuation in the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences: A Case Study of Dynamic Systems Analysis". (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01119.
    10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01119
  17. Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Changes in symptom intensity and emotion valence during the process of assimilation of a problematic experience: A quantitative study of a good outcome case of cognitive-behavioral therapy". (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2015.1119325.
    10.1080/10503307.2015.1119325
  18. Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Multiply Victimized Women: How Do They Change?". (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10720537.2015.1114437.
    10.1080/10720537.2015.1114437
  19. Pinheiro, Patrícia. "The Innovative Moments Coding System and the Assimilation of Problematic Experiences Scale: A case study comparing two methods to track change in psychotherapy". (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2013.835080.
    10.1080/10503307.2013.835080
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Client’s emotional processing and therapeutic change. (Unpublished Doctoral Thesis)". PhD, Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, 2019.
  2. Pinheiro, Patrícia. "Processes of narrative innovation and assimilation of problematic experiences in psychotherapeutic change: a case study (unpublished Master Thesis) [Processos de inovação narrativa e de assimilação de experiências problemáticas na mudança psicoterapêutica: um estudo de caso (Tese de mestrado não publicada)].". Master, Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, 2009.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/11/15 [Combined therapy for depression in practice: Clinical application of face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy with technological components.]Terapia combinada para la depresión en la práctica: Aplicación clínica de la terapia cognitiva conductual cara a cara con componentes tecnológicos. XII Congreso International y XVII National de Psicología Clínica
(Santander, Spain)
2019/11/15 How can digital platforms and a mobile application facilitate the treatment of depression?[¿Cómo las plataformas digitales y una aplicación móvil pueden facilitar el tratamiento de la depression?] XII Congreso International y XVII National de Psicología Clínica
(Satander , Spain)
2019/11/15 iCare4Depression: Methodological design and preliminary results of a study focused on the combined treatment of digitally supported psychotherapy. [iCare4Depression: Diseño metodológico y resultados preliminares de un estudio centrado en el tratamiento combinado de psicoterapia apoyada por medios digitales. ] XII Congreso International y XVII National de Psicología Clínica
(Santander, Spain)
2019/11/15 Development and implementation of the study protocol of the iCare4Depression project. [Desarrollo e implementación del protocolo de estudio del proyecto iCare4Depression.] XII Congreso International y XVII National de Psicología Clínica
(Santander, Spain)
2019/09/20 Emotional processing during the reconstruction of the grief experience: a case study. 5th Joint European & UK SPR Chapters Conference
(Cracow, Poland)
2019/06/08 Clinical application of face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy with technological components: A case study. 35th Annual Conference of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/06/08 Blended cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression: The iCare4Depression study protocol. 35th Annual Conference of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/06/08 Clinical results of the pilot study of the iCare4Depression project. 35th Annual Conference of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration.
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/06/30 What is the effect of emotional processing on depression? A longitudinal study. 49th SPR International Annual Meeting
Society psychotherapy research (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2017/07/12 The emotional transformation in meaning reconstruction psychotherapy in complicated grieving process: a case study. at 11th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society – a Common Language,
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/11/18 Emotional processing and symptom development: a case of depression in Emotion Focused Therapy. [El procesamiento emocional y el desarrollo de los síntomas: un caso de depresión en Terapia Focalizada en la Emoción.] 9th International Congress and 14th National of Clinical Psychology
(Satander, Spain)
2016/06/18 Irregularity in the process of assimilation of problematic experiences and its relationship with clinical symptoms.[Irregularidad en el proceso de asimilación de experiencias problemáticas y su relación con la sintomatología clínica. ] 9th International Congress and 14th National of Clinical Psychology
(Santander, Spain)
2013/09/13 The assimilation of problematic experiences in cases of good outcome of different therapeutic models: Emotions Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 25th Annual Conference of the United Kingdom Chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
Society for Psychotherapy Research (Oxford , United Kingdom)
2013/09/13 The role of cognitive restructuring in the process of assimilation of problematic experiences. 25th Annual Conference of the United Kingdom Chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Oxford, UK.
Society for Psychotherapy Research, (Oxford, United Kingdom)
2013/09/12 The role of cognitive restructuring in the process of assimilation of problematic experiences.[O papel da reestruturação cognitiva no processo de assimilação das experiências problemáticas.] VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia (SNIP)
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2013/06/21 Assimilation of problematic experiences in cases of therapeutic success in Therapy Focused on Emotions and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. [Assimilação de experiências problemáticas em casos de sucesso terapêutico em Terapia Focada nas Emoções e Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental. ] VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia (SNIP)
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2013/06/06 Assimilation of problematic experiences in cases of successful therapy focused on emotion and cognitive-behavioral therapy.[Asimilación de las experiencias problemáticas en casos de éxito de terapia focalizada en la emoción y terapia cognitivo-conductual. ] VI Congresso Internacional e XI Nacional de Psicologia Clínica, Santiago de Compostela, Espanha.
(Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2012/10/12 An assimilation analysis of a good outcome case of CBT. 3rd SPR EU and UK Chapter
(Porto, Portugal)
2012/10/12 Positioning microanalysis: A single-case study of an EFT 3rd SPR European and UK Chapters
(Portugal, Portugal)
2012/10/11 Innovative moments coding system and assimilation of problematic experiences scale: A case study comparing two methods to track change in psychotherapy. 3rd SPR European and UK Chapters, Porto, Portugal.
Society for psychotherapy research (Porto, Portugal)
2012/04/26 An assimilation analysis of a good outcome case of CBT. V Congresso Internacional de Psicologia Clínica
(Santander, Spain)
2009/10/02 How to articulate the assimilation and the innovative moments models of change? A case-study using the Linguistic Therapy of Evaluation. 7th European of the Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Bolzano, Italy
(Bolzano, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current The Assimilation of the experience of informal caregiving in dementia: a longitudinal study
Supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2023 - Current Assimilation of problematic experiences in clients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2023 - Current Intervention for Depression Treatment: Combining Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Physical Exercise
Co-supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2023 - Current The Assimilation of Problematic Experience in Clients Diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Co-supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - Current ASSIMILATION OF TRAUMATIC WAR-RELATED EXPERIENCES IN ELDERLY VETERANS
Supervisor
 Psychology, Specialisation in Clinical Psychology (PhD)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - Current Assimilation of the breast cancer experience (Assimilação da experiência de cancro da mama)
Co-supervisor
 Psychology, Specialisation in Clinical Psychology (PhD)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - Current Deliberate Practice: The effect on training psychotherapists (Prática Deliberada: O efeito no treino de psicoterapeutas)
Co-supervisor
 Psychology, Specialisation in Clinical Psychology (PhD)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2024 Psychological Well-Being and Its Relationship with Spiritual Well-Being in Female Breast Cancer Patients (Bem-estar psicológico e a relação com o bem-estar espiritual em pacientes do sexo feminino com cancro da mama)
Supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Efficacy of a Blended Psychotherapy and Physical Exercise Treatment for Depression
Co-supervisor
 Psychology, Specialisation in Clinical Psychology (PhD)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Assimilation of Early Problematic Experiences in Domestic Violence Offenders: A Case Study (Assimilação de Experiências Problemáticas Precoces em Ofensores de Violência Doméstica: Um Estudo de Caso)
Supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in Victims Exposed to Interparental Violence (Assimilação de Experiências Problemáticas em Vítimas Expostas à Violência Interparental)
Co-supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Assimilation of Previous Problematic Experiences and the Assimilation of the Breast Cancer Experience: A Case Study (Assimilação de Experiências Problemáticas Prévias e a Assimilação da Experiência de Cancro da Mama: um estudo de caso)
Co-supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Exploration of the Problematic Experience of Alzheimer's Disease: A Case Study (Exploração da Experiência Problemática da Doença de Alzheimer: um estudo de caso)
Supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Immediate Impact of Physical Exercise on Mood, Anxiety/Stress, and Well-Being at Different Times of the Day (Impacto Imediato do Exercício Físico no Humor, Ansiedade/Stress e Bem-estar em Diferentes Períodos do Dia)
Co-supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Physical Exercise Practice in Clinical Populations: A Study on the Perspectives of Individuals Diagnosed with Depression (Prática de Exercício Físico em População Clínica: Estudo sobre a Perspetiva de Pessoas Diagnosticadas com Depressão)
Supervisor
2022 - 2023 Immediate Impact of Physical Exercise Practice in Clinical Population (Impacto Imediato da Prática de Exercício Físico em População Clínica)
Co-supervisor
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Portuguese pimps: personality traits and perceptions about the sex business (Proxenetas Portugueses: traços de personalidade e perceções acerca do negócio do sexo)
Supervisor
 Forensic Clinical Psychology - Intervention with Aggressors and Victims (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 The assimilation of early problematic experiences in sex offenders: a case study (A assimilação de experiências problemáticas precoces em ofensores sexuais: um estudo de caso)
Co-supervisor
 Forensic Clinical Psychology - Intervention with Aggressors and Victims (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Immediate impact of physical exercise on the regulation of mood, anxiety/stress and well-being (Impacto Imediato do Exercício Físico na Regulação do Humor, Ansiedade/Stress e Bem-Estar)
Supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 The process of assimilation of the problematic experience of breast cancer: analysis of cases with different conditions of psychological intervention (O processo de assimilação da experiência problemática de cancro da mama: análise de casos com diferentes condições de acompanhamento psicológico)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Self-efficacy in the development of Therapeutic Skills: Adaptation and Validation for the Portuguese Population of the Conselour Activity Self-Efficacy Scales (CASES) (A Autoeficácia no desenvolvimento de Competências Terapêuticas: Adaptação e Validação para a População Portuguesa da Conselour Activity Self-Efficacy Scales (CASES))
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 The assimilation of the problematic experience of breast cancer: a longitudinal study (A Assimilação da Experiência Problemática de Cancro da Mama: Um Estudo Longitudinal)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 The Self-efficacy of Psychotherapists in Training: A Qualitative Study (A Autoeficácia de Psicoterapeutas em Formação: Um estudo qualitativo)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2022 Assimilation of early problematic experiences and risk of criminal recidivism (Assimilação de experiências problemáticas precoces e risco de reincidência criminal)
Co-supervisor
 Forensic Clinical Psychology - Intervention with Aggressors and Victims (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Self-efficacy in the development of therapeutic skills: adaptation and validation of the Conselour Activity Self-efficacy Scale for the Portuguese population (“Perceção de autoeficácia no desenvolvimento de competências terapêuticas: adaptação e validação para a população portuguesa da Conselour Activity Self-efficacy Scale”
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Assimilation of the grief experience: comparison of loss by suicide and by natural causes (Assimilação da experiência de luto: comparação da perda por suicídio e por causa natural)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Assimilation of the mourning experience for suicide: case study (Assimilação da experiência de luto por suicídio: estudo de caso)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Assimilation of problematic experiences in cancer patients: The experience of cancer in women with breast cancer (Assimilação de experiências problemáticas em doentes oncológicos: A vivência da doença oncológica em mulheres com cancro da mama)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Subjective perception of motivation to practice physical exercise and its effect on well-being (Perceção subjetiva da motivação para a prática de exercício físico e o seu efeito no bem-estar)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 The immediate impact of physical exercise on mood, anxiety and well-being (O impacto imediato do exercício físico no humor, ansiedade e bem-estar)
Co-supervisor
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Domestic Violence in the Media - A documentary analysis of national newspapers (A Violência Doméstica na Comunicação Social - Uma análise documental aos jornais nacionais)
Co-supervisor
 Forensic Clinical Psychology - Intervention with Aggressors and Victims (Master)
2020 - 2021 Assimilation of the experience of secondary victimization in intimate violence: case study (Assimilação da experiência de vitimização secundária na violência na intimidade: estudo de caso)
Co-supervisor
 Forensic Clinical Psychology - Intervention with Aggressors and Victims (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/01/02 - 2018/06/16 Member of the organizing committee of the 10th International Conference on the Dialogical Self, June 13-16, 2018, Braga, Portugal. (2018/06/13 - 2018/06/16)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2012/01/02 - 2012/10/13 Member of the local organization committee of the 3rd Joint Meeting of the European and the United Kingdom Chapters of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, October 10-13, 2012, Porto, Portugal. (2012/10/10 - 2012/10/13)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2011/02/24 - 2011/02/24 Moments of Internal Training: Understanding Dyslexia ”, February 24, 2011, CENFIPE, Ponte de Lima, Portugal. (2011/02/24 - 2011/02/24)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 CENFIPE,, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019/12/20 “Credibility / Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ): Validation of the questionnaire for the Portuguese population”.
(Thesis) Arguer
 José Resende (Master)
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021 - 2021 Psychotherapy Research
2021 - 2021 Psiquiatria, Psicologia & Justiça

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Psicopathology II (Psicopatologia II) (Licenciatura) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2022 - Current Research Methods (Metodologias de Investigação) Clinical and Health Psychology (Mestrado) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2021 - Current Advanced Specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy forDepression and Anxiety Advanced Specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy forDepression and Anxiety Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2021 - Current Advanced Topics in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Tópicos Avançados em Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental) Psychology, Specialisation in Clinical Psychology (Doutoramento) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2020 - Current Quatitative Methods (Métodos Qualitativos) Psychology Degree (Licenciatura) Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Modelos de Intervenção Psicológica II Licenciatura em psicologia Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Intervenção Psicológica Humanista e Existencial Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Mestrado) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
2019/10/07 - 2019/12/02 Advanced specialization in psychological assessment from childhood to adulthood Pos-Degree (Outros) Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2015/09/09 - 2018/06/01 “Assimilation of problematic experiences” Apllied Psychology (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho - Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022 - Current Frontiers in Psychology - Review Editor in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2020 - Current Supervision on Cognitive-behavioral therapy health, clinical and forensic master students
2019/06 - Current Deliberated practice in CBT - psychotherapist training 4 Master students in clinical and health psychology
2023 - 2024 Tutorial Guidance for First-Year Psychology Students Pedro Silva
2022 - 2024 Tutorial Guidance for First-Year Psychology Students Marta Monteiro
2022 - 2024 Tutorial Guidance for First-Year Psychology Students Gabriela Cardoso
Distinctions

Award

2008 Prémio de Mérito Escolar – “Melhor aluna do 4º ano do Mestrado em Psicologia da Universidade do Minho”
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2008 Prémio Caixa Geral de Depósitos – “Melhor aluna do departamento de Educação e Psicologia”
Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal

Other distinction

2018 Research Fellow in Projet “i-Care for Depression: Blending face-to-face psychotherapy with internet and mobile digital solutions”
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
2014 Doctoral scholarship FCT - SFRH/BD/93696/2013
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 Research Fellow in Projet “Decentering and Change in Psychotherapy" (PTDC/PSI-PCL/103432/2008)