Highlights
- Experienced in both clinical and organisational settings
- Passion for couples counselling
- Doctor of Psychology: Adler University, Illinois USA
- Speaks English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese
Experience
Dr Margarida’s experience as a clinical and research psychologist spans across a number of settings, across the USA and Portugal. She has experience in both Organisational and Clinical psychology, spanning both private and public practice.
In a clinical setting, Dr Margarida has worked with patients from a variety of backgrounds including; at risk children and adolescents from a low socio economic status, patients with chronic pain (including spinal chord injuries), counselling for couples, and adults presenting with mental health challenges.
Everyone has the right to mental wellness and the potential to be their best self.
As a research psychologist, Dr. Margarida works alongside a team of medical doctors, naturopaths, clinical psychologists, and nurse practitioners to develop empirically validated content for the Sleep (CBT-I) Program.
Work History
- Head of Psychological Sciences: Workzinga
- Self-employed Psychological Researcher and Consultant, Psychologist
- Helping Minds: Psychologist
- Beach Psychology: Psychologist
Education
- Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Portugal [B. Psychology] – 2009
- Carroll University, Wisconsin USA [Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology] – 2012
- Adler University, Illinois, USA [Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology] – 2017