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Joseph Wetherell MIC
I am originally from the U.K., and I work with English speaking adult clients. I am a Masters qualified Counsellor based in Lisbon, Portugal, and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
My background includes two decades working in senior corporate leadership roles in Europe, U.S.A., and Asia. I am also a father of two young children with personal experience of the highs and lows of parenthood. I have a deep understanding of the challenges of expatriate living, coupled with fatherhood and managing a demanding career. Having lived in Singapore, U.K., and Portugal, I have a personal understanding of adjusting to new cultures and environments.
My professional experiences include supporting adults coping with difficult life experiences, including relationship issues, parenting challenges, work-related stress and career coaching. My counselling areas of focus are anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, relationship issues and boarding school experiences. I am an empathetic, supportive and client centred counsellor, and I aim to provide a calm, safe and supportive space for clients to talk through and process their experiences.
I am passionate about supporting clients to build self-awareness and develop skills to address the specific issues they are experiencing. I practice an integrative counselling method, tailoring my approach to focus on the specific needs of the client by applying Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing.
Dr. Silvia Wetherell
I am a counsellor and psychotherapist with specialised training in perinatal mental health and a Ph.D. in Clinical Applied Psychophysiology.
My experience includes community work, private practice and providing counselling services integrated within a high-risk Obstetric clinic at a private hospital. I practice integratively to help clients work through pre and postpartum depression and anxiety, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, difficulties with bonding, relationship adjustment, anger management and parenting issues. EMDR is often included in sessions to address symptoms of trauma and phobias.
I have recently returned to my Lisbon hometown after nearly 20 years living abroad and am keen to work with the expatriate and local community with perinatal mental health issues, grief and anxiety disorders. I am currently offering Psychophysiological Therapy and Neurofeedback, mind-body interventions for mental health, through a partner clinic: MindBoost. Sessions are also available in Portuguese. Please use the contact form to request a Consultation.