Meet the team

Gabriela

• Registered Member of the Official College of Psychologists Madrid
• Gabriela’s expertise covers short and long-term therapy with adults and couples and has worked with Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Regulation, Relationship Issues and Eating Disorders (specifically Binge Eating)
• Trained in CBT, Family Systemic Therapy, ADHD assessments and Humanistic Therapy

Expat experience: UK, Australia, Singapore

Type of sessions: In-person & Online

Languages: English and Spanish

Pamela

Registered Psychologist

Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology | Registered Psychologist

• Registered Member of the Official College of Psychologists Madrid
• Masters in General Health Psychology including training in CBT, Systemic Therapy and Humanistic Therapy
• Expertise in short and long term therapy with adults from an integrative approach
• Attention to cases of Emotional Dependence, Self-esteem, Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders and Sexual Disorders
• Specialized in Attachment Theory, EMDR and Trauma

Expat experience: Switzerland, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea

Type of sessions: In-person & Online

Languages: English and Spanish

El

UK Registered Pschotherapist

UK Registered Psychotherapist | Existential Psychotherapy Advanced Postgraduate

• Registered Member with the Society of Existential Analysis (SEA)
• Registered Member with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• Systemic Family and Couple Therapy (Master/Experto)
• Gender and Sexual Diversity (GSD) Therapy (Master Trainings) Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling (PGDip/MA) Psychology (Bachelor of Science) 
• CBT trained therapist
• El´s expertise is in short and long term therapy for adults: individuals and partners
• El specializes in gender and sexual diversity, relationship support, racial and ethnic minority concerns, cultural adjustment and identity development issues

Expat experience: Benin, Nigeria, Ethiopia, USA, UK & Spain

Type of sessions: In-person & Online

Languages: English, French, and Spanish

Elisa

• Registered Member Official College of Psychologists Valencia
• Master of Science in Clinical and health Psychology in English and French by the University of Fribourg in Switzerland
• Advanced Master Program in Trauma
• Master in Child and Family Therapy
• Bachelor degree in Psychology by the University Autónoma of Madrid
• Elisa is specialized in trauma therapy (C-PTSD, PTSD, physical/emotional/sexual abuse in childhood), inner child work and EMDR and has conducted mental disorder evaluations of US military veterans
• Elisa is specialized and trained in anxiety, stress, depression, OCD, couple's therapy and cultural adaptations
• Elisa’s expertise covers both short and long term therapy for individual adults, couples, groups and children of all ages. She uses a holistic approach in therapy adapting to the client's needs and goals
• Elisa is also specialized in Perinatal Psychology (pregnancy stress, anxiety, motherhood, mother-child bonding) 

Expat experience: USA, Switzerland, Jamaica & Ireland

Type of sessions: Online. Elisa is part of the Counselling Valencia team

Languages: English, French, and Spanish

Alex

• Registered psychotherapist in the Official College of Psychologists Valencia
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology
• Double EU Master’s Degree in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology
• Expert in emotional disorders and work-related issues
• Specialised in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness
• Specialist in psychometric assessment, treatment planning and functional analysis
• Experience with adults, youth and couples
• Working with evidence-based techniques adapted to the person’s needs to maximise therapy efficiency 

Expat experience: Spain, Portugal, Germany, and Bulgaria

Type of sessions: Online. Alex is part of the Counselling Valencia team

Languages: English, Bulgarian, and Spanish

Lorena Maria

• Registered Member - UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy)
• Registered Member - AFT (Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice UK)
• Registered Member - EFTA (European Family Therapy Association)
• Master in Systemic and Family Therapy - The Tavistock and Portman, London, UK
• Postgraduate Certificate Theory and Practice of Parenting - De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
• Licensed Psychologist - University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Lorena has extensive experience in offering long- and short-term therapy. Lorena works with individuals, couples and families that are presenting relationship difficulties, dealing with transitions and migration, anxiety, depression, and stress
• Lorena has also vast experience in offering parenting support
• Lorena’s background includes working with neurodiversity and she is able to offer post- ASD and ADHD diagnostic support
• Expat Experience: Poland, UK and Spain
• Type of sessions: Online

Expat experience: Poland, UK, and Spain

Type of sessions: Online

Languages: English and Spanish

Elisabeth

• Registered Member Official College of Psychologists Madrid
• ⁠CBT, DBT, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Positive Psychology
• ⁠Training in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
• Expertise in short and long term therapy with children, adolescents, young adults and adults from an integrative approach
• ⁠Focus on Anxiety, Depression, ASD, ADHD, Self-esteem, Identity Development and Cultural Adjustment
• Provides psychological assessments (ADHD, ASD, WISC-V, psychoeducational and socio-emotional)

Expat experience: Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, Spain

Type of sessions: In-person & online

Languages: English, German, Russian, and French

Dr. Mendez

• Colegiado N. 282879208 
• Dr. Mendez specializes in the diagnosis of Autism and ADHD in fully verbal adolescents (older than 16) and adults.
• Dr. Mendez holds a Master's degree in Autism from Gatea Atención Global and certification as a provider of the PEERS® social skills program for young adults from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). 
• PhD in Neuroscience at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. 
• Dr. Mendez lived in London, England, where she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London and at Imperial College London.
• Practiced in the United Kingdom, where she worked at the prestigious Maudsley Hospital of King’s College London, evaluating and diagnosing autism/ADHD and their comorbidities in adults. She also worked independently with Dr. Debbie Spain on Harley Street, London.
• Founder and director of the Dr. Andreina Méndez team, a multidisciplinary group specialized in diagnosis, therapeutic, sensory, and pharmacological support for autism, ADHD, and giftedness.
• Provides training and supervision for professionals who wish to work with neurodivergent individuals.
• Focuses on supporting neurodivergent individuals, especially adults with ASD, ADHD, and giftedness. 
• Her practice is characterized by a neuroaffirmative, respectful, and evidence-based approach
• Expat experience: Venezuela, USA, Spain and the UK
• Type of seesions: in person and online
• Languages: English and Spanish

Expat experience: Venezuela, USA, Spain, & the UK

Type of sessions: In-person & online

Languages: English and Spanish

Dr. Gautier

• Registered AEP Member
• Colegiado Nº 282846350
• Dr. Gautier specializes in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders

Expat experience: UK, USA, Costa Rica, Spain

Type of sessions: Online

Languages: English and Spanish

Dr. Molina Martin

• Colegiado Nº 282845639
• Doctor Molina Martín is a Doctor of Medicine. Specialist in Psychiatry. Head of the Villaverde Mental Health Center of the 12 de Octubre Hospital. Researcher at the i+12 research institute in Neuroscience and Mental Health. Researcher of the linked clinical group of the Center for Biomedical Research in Network (CIBERSAM). Professor at the Francisco de Vitoria University.
• Doctor Molina Martin has extensive experience in public and private healthcare of more than 20 years as an adult psychiatrist, as well as extensive training in individual and group psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments
• For more than 15 years he has actively collaborated in different training programs in several Spanish public and private universities in Medicine, Psychology, Criminology and Communication Training in Simulation Center both in programs and in different training programs
• Doctor Molina Martin has written nearly 100 scientific articles in national and foreign journals, mainly in the field of diagnosis and treatment of major clinical problems, highlighting his contribution to the development of two questionnaires in the field of primary care and the study of new treatments and has also given more than 50 national and international conferences & seminars

Type of sessions: In-person and online

Languages: English and Spanish

Laura

• Specialization in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)
• Certified Passion Test Facilitator
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Coaches
• BA Social Work
• Clients choose to start Life Coaching for different reasons such as troubling and intrusive thoughts, relationship problems, heavy feelings, career doubts and life transitions
• Laura’s expertise covers identity awareness, self-knowledge, resilience and self-growth
• Laura specializes in guiding her clients, both individuals and couples, towards their core self so they understand their current situation. With this self-knowledge she accompanies her clients to actionable steps towards the changes they truly desire
• Expat Experience: Brazil and Spain
• Type of sessions: Online
• Languages: English, Portuguese and Dutch

Expat experience: Brazil and Spain

Type of sessions: Online

Languages: English, Portuguese, and Dutch