Affiliation: Researcher at the Trauma Center of the Center for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
Professional qualifications: Graduated in Psychology; specialist in Dynamic Psychotherapy; Master's degree in Social and Cultural Psychiatry (research on traumatic stress and somatic symptoms in the Colonial War veterans); obtained the Certificate General in Psychotraumatology issued by ESTSS
Area of interest and expertise: Has worked with trauma since 2008; starting her career with the assessment of children and adolescents who were victims of sexual abuse; screening of juvenile offenders; currently, part of the project "Resource Center for Stress in Military Context", funded by the Portuguese Ministry of Defense; as PhD student in Clinical Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Coimbra investigating the effects of Dynamic Psychotherapy in the treatment of stress-related diseases of firefighters who were involved at the combat of the 2017 forest fires in Portugal; research interest field is treatment of PTSD; normal and pathological reactions after potentially traumatic events; psychological consequences of crises and catastrophes
