Education:

• Ph.D. in Natural Sciences from the University of Tübingen, Germany.
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Professional registrations:

• UK: Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), Registered Counselling Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council.
• Germany: Registered Psychoanalyst and Psychotherapist with the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Baden-Württemberg, Member of the German Society for Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Depth Psychology, Member of the German Society for Supervision and Coaching.
• Switzerland: Registered Psychologist with the Swiss Confederation,
• Europe: Registered Psychologist with EuroPsy in the field of Clinical and Health Psychology.

Clinical expertise:

• Extensive experience in working with highly vulnerable populations, including people with anti-social behaviour, traumatised refugees and children/young people in need.
• Current role: Development of a new field-based group approach ("Power-Time") for at-risk youth within an international organisation that gives voice and public advocacy to vulnerable and disadvantaged people. Leading child groups using the T-WAS approach within the same international organisation.
• Clinical practice: providing individual psychotherapy within the German Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) system.

Academic and professional development:

• Group Analyst in Training: Currently pursuing Group Analysis training at the Seminar für Gruppenanalyse Zürich (SGAZ).
• Faculty Member: German Society for Social Psychiatry (DGSP): Program development and delivery of educational initiatives. Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW Stuttgart): Educator specializing in Trauma, Personality Disorders, Psychological Foundations and Reflection on Practice for the Faculty of Social Services.

Research:

Her empirical research in psychology has been funded by the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA).