About Us

Our commitment?

Choosing to book an appointment and to trust a mental health professional demands, on our part, the greatest ethical sense and responsibility.

Trust is not won through promises or testimonials. It is built through scientific rigour, technical competence, ethical integrity and absolute respect for confidentiality.

We believe scientific knowledge only truly serves its purpose when it is placed at the service of people and of the community. That is why we work to combine a clinical practice grounded in the best available evidence with a standing commitment to outreach, training and the promotion of mental health literacy.

So in this space you will find information grounded in scientific evidence, a clinical practice guided by the ethical principles of the profession, and a standing commitment to keeping our knowledge current.

You will not find guarantees of results.
You will not find miracle cures.
You will never find patient testimonials.
You will find a team committed to practising Psychology responsibly.

Who looks after you

Our Team

Management

Ana Carolina Pereira

Clinical Director

Coimbra
Lisboa
Viseu

She completed her Master's (2008) and her PhD (2018) in Clinical Psychology at the University of Coimbra. She is a clinical psychologist and a full member of the Portuguese Psychologists' Association, with a specialism in Clinical and Health Psychology.

Throughout her career her work has centred on clinical psychology, and has also included organising seminars and conferences. Bringing clinical knowledge together with teaching and training is one of the "windows onto knowledge" she values most.

geral@anacarolinapereira.pt

Marco Varela

Executive Director

Coimbra
Lisboa
Viseu

Degree and postgraduate qualification in Electrical Engineering; Executive MBA from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC); PADIS — Senior Management Programme for Health Institutions, AESE (University of Navarra).

He serves as Executive Director at Clínica de Psicologia & Saúde Ana Carolina Pereira, responsible for commercial management and purchasing, financial management, and network expansion and new business development.

Team

Carolina Caldeira

Trainee Member of the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association

Lisboa
Coimbra
Viseu

She practises as part of the Junior Professional Year, under clinical supervision.

She completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at the Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida (ISPA). She is a Trainee Psychologist at Clínica de Psicologia e Saúde Ana Carolina Pereira, holding professional licence number 135689.

Psychology consultations are available in Portuguese and English. Her areas of particular interest include personal development, psychological well-being and meaning in life, as well as conscious decision-making processes.

Consultations are provided as a trainee member of the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses), as part of the Junior Professional Year (Ano Profissional Júnior), under clinical supervision and in accordance with the regulations of the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association.

geral@anacarolinapereira.pt

Alexandra Monteiro

Psychologist

Coimbra

Full member of the Portuguese Psychologists' Association (registration no. 24639). Advanced specialisations in "Psychological Intervention in Career Development" and "Psychological Coaching"; certifications in "Career Management" and "Personal and Professional Marketing".

Location: Rua D. João III, loja 12, Edifício Estádio, Coimbra · Instagram: empowerme.pt

937 644 574

Mariana Gaio

Psychologist

Lisboa

|2020. Completed an Integrated Master’s Degree in Psychology at the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA-IU). The master's research focused on the importance of fairy tales in child development.

|2021. Participated in certified training on the Rorschach test, a projective technique she employs in psychological assessments within her clinical practice.

|2022. Began clinical practice as a full member of the OPP at her private office in Cascais.

|2022. Joined the "Academia" at the Ana Carolina Pereira Clinic—a project she embraced wholeheartedly—aiming to learn from those she meets while sharing a part of herself, so that listeners may think freely, give wings to their dreams, and generate ideas capable of changing the world.

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