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Barbara Osset, raised in an international environment at Hastings School, a British institution where she met children of different nationalities, religions, and cultures. Her family ties to France, with summers spent in Brittany, Normandy, Marseille, and a couple of experiences as an au pair in Paris, cultivated her innate curiosity and love for diversity from a young age. These experiences taught her to adapt to various environments and appreciate the uniqueness of each individual. Her interest in people and different ways of living, combined with her natural leadership, would eventually lead her to a career in psychology.

With a strong academic background from the Pontifical Comillas University, including a master’s degree in General Health Psychology and another in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for children and adolescents, Barbara has accumulated extensive experience over the years. Her training includes internships, international volunteer work, and specialized courses, enabling her to offer an eclectic approach that draws from systemic (family), humanistic, and mindfulness therapies based on the needs her patients bring to therapy.

Barbara received training in various settings, including roles as a counsellor in educational institutions, clinical settings, and a day hospital, where she learned to address more severe conditions such as OCD, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), bipolar disorder, behavioural problems, and ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults through individual and family therapy. Her approach has always been to provide comprehensive therapeutic support, recognizing the importance of considering each individual within their context.

Furthermore, Barbara has assisted adolescent and young adult patients with substance dependence, helping them recognize their use of substances like cannabis and alcohol for self-regulation. She has guided them in finding ways to initiate change while providing accessible information about the short-term, medium-term, and long-term effects of drugs on the brain, all without judgment but from a place of understanding. Due to her interest in this issue, she has collaborated on various publications related to prevention in school settings and early psychoeducation in primary school.

In addition to her clinical experience, Barbara has engaged in volunteer activities around the world, reflecting her commitment to global service and her passion for helping others. She has spent several summers in Ireland with the Aladina Foundation in collaboration with Serious Fun Camps, where she accompanied children with cancer and their families on a rehabilitative journey to restore their childhood and confidence after months of suffering. This experience provided her with firsthand knowledge of the reality of childhood cancer and how it affects children, families, and their relationships.

Another reality Barbara is familiar with through her volunteer experiences is that of children who have lived in orphanages in less privileged countries, such as Ecuador and Morocco. She has observed how their early experiences of understimulation and lack of secure attachment can impact relationship difficulties and behaviour problems that may surface later in life.

Barbara firmly believes in creating a team with parents, teachers, caregivers, and others to promote the emotional growth of each child and adolescent. Passionate about her work and committed to the well-being of her patients at all stages of life, Barbara fosters an environment of understanding and acceptance in which the patient discovers their own answers.

Noa Zelman was born in Ecuador to Uruguayan parents and raised in Barcelona, Spain. After university in Spain, she decided to continue her personal and professional path and moved to Israel, then Germany, and finally Madrid. Having grown up as a third culture kid while attending International Schools (within the American system including IB) has greatly influenced Noa. Home is what she builds with people around her, not a physical place. Because of this, creating a nurturing context is something she has always thought of as an essential anchor in her own upbringing and in her work with children. As a global citizen, wherever she went, Noa was always in the minority. Whether it was her different accent, or culture or religion, she often felt different from those around her. Throughout her upbringing and work with children, she has come to deeply embrace diversity. As the universal saying goes, we are all “Same, same, but different.” Noa learned how essential it is to deeply understand the child’s context and local culture in order to offer the best support.

For her whole life, Noa has worked with children in different settings. After obtaining her BA in Psychology (Blanquerna, URL), MA in clinical psychology (MUPGS Blanquerna, URL) and later on an MA in Child Development in University of Haifa, Israel, she continued to work as a teacher with progressive learning approaches (Reggio-Emilia and RIE/Pikler) in the Early Years and in the Walworth Barbour American International School. It was during her work there that Noa gained a wider approach on how she wanted to continue to support children’s mental health as she was working closely with learning and emotional difficulties as well as maladaptive behaviors. Noa believes that evaluation and diagnosis are a step closer to understanding how we can better support children. Nurturing and authentic child-adult relationships, adapting responsive learning environments to children’s interest and needs, and partnering with adults in children’s networks (families and other professionals) are principles of Noa’s approach.

Both her experiences of having previously worked as a therapist in mental health, and her time as a teacher have inspired Noa to identify gaps in how child development is supported. After 5 years in Israel, Noa moved to Germany and dedicated her time to building a project that is very close to her heart. Through social media platforms, Noa shared resources and offered workshops for both families and educators on important topics, such as teaching about consent, assisting in conflict resolution, brain development, and the importance of risk-taking through play. She aspires to continue to support grown ups through workshops and training programs, and children through mutual respect, deep relationship-building, and playful exploration in more therapeutic settings. During that time, Noa also decided to become a student in the European Institute of Perinatal Mental Health and discovered how much Perinatal Psychology resonated with the way she works with parents and children and their family history. As an expert in Early Development she can support parents who are navigating changes at home (divorce, a new baby coming, grief…) as well as identifying possible developmental delays (communication, motor and coordination…) and finding tools to stimulate and guide their child.

Trained in the RIE/Pikler approach Noa has experience working with groups of mothers and their babies in building a playful and natural communicative environment.

Deeply understanding and educating others about the capabilities of young children and their right to quality experiences has become one of Noa’s greatest blessings. More importantly, it is a way of thinking not just about children and learning, but about bettering our world and ourselves.

Sara er født og oppvokst i Oslo, Norge, i en familie med lidenskap for sport og friluftsaktiviteter. Fra en tidlig alder begynte Sara med ulike idretter som håndball, løping, friidrett, ridning, gymnastikk og pianospill. Da hun ble ferdig med videregående skole, visste Sara at hun ønsket å forlate Oslo for å oppleve noe annerledes. Hun dro til noe som kalles «Folkehøgskule» i Norge, hvor unge mennesker kan delta i ulike grupper eller klasser som ski, fjellturer eller lære å fly med paraglider sammen med andre unge voksne. Et år fylt med eventyr og vennskap, uten karakterer eller tester! Sara lærte å fly med paraglider, og sammen med 15 andre studenter dro hun til Mexico for å fly. Det var en ganske (farlig) opplevelse!

Sara bestemte seg for å forfølge drømmen om å bli psykolog og flyttet til Madrid for en seks år lang utdanning. Å studere i utlandet endret livet hennes betydelig og åpnet dører for nye muligheter, både i karrieren og i forhold til hennes personlige liv. Hun opplevde utfordringer, mestring og utvikling ved å flytte til et nytt sted, bygge nye vennskap, tilpasse seg en ny kultur, savne familie og venner, lære et nytt språk, føle usikkerhet og virkelig bevege seg utenfor komfortsonen.

I løpet av tiden i Madrid fullførte Sara to mastergrader: Generell helsepsykologi (UEM) og «Master i atferdsanalyse i en terapeutisk setting» fra Instituto Terapeutico de Madrid (ITEMA). Dette var en svært krevende tid; lange skoledager, studier på spansk og en tung arbeidsbelastning. Samtidig var det en utdannelse, spennende og inspirerende tid for Sara. I tillegg til sin profesjon oppnådde Sara mange fantastiske venner og mennesker i livet sitt på grunn av beslutningen om å flytte til Madrid, og en ny lidenskap, salsa dans!

Sara har arbeidet både i privat og offentlig sektor, både i Norge og Spania, hovedsakelig med individuell terapi, men også med gruppebehandling. Hun har erfaring med å arbeide med hovedsakelig ungdommer og voksne med ulike typer problemer, inkludert angst, utbrenthet, tvangstanker og atferd, lav selvfølelse, spiseforstyrrelser og lavt humør og tristhet.

Sara trives godt med gruppeterapi. I tidligere grupper har fokus vært på å styrke selvfølelsen, lære stresshåndtering, introdusere mindfulness- og pusteteknikker, samt håndtere kognitive utfordringer som vedvarende overtenking og grubling. Gruppebehandling, mener hun, er en svært effektiv og fin måte å takle en rekke vanlige problemer på. Faktisk har hun observert at for noen er det lettere og mer effektivt å oppnå fremskritt og terapeutiske mål når de er i gruppe.

Saras arbeidsmetode er basert på en vitenskapelig, individualisert og helhetlig tilnærming. Dette betyr at hun kan tilpasse verktøy og teknikker basert på din historie, personlighet, interesser og behov, samtidig som det faglige rammeverket bygger på etablerte vitenskapelige prinsipper.

Vi har alle evnen og muligheten til å endre oss og vokse. Hemmeligheten er å skape et miljø som kan fremme transformasjon. I terapi gjør vi dette ved å etablere et sterkt forhold mellom klient og terapeut, analysere problemet fra et atferdsperspektiv og velge passende teknikker og metoder basert på den spesifikke og personlige analysen. Det er grunnleggende å forstå at endring krever fokusert innsats, både fra klient og terapeut. 

Sara tilbyr terapi på norsk, engelsk og spansk.

«De fleste av oss vil oppleve vanskelige tanker, følelser og livssituasjoner. Heldigvis trenger vi ikke å møte dem alene. En varm og støttende samtale sammen med en gjennomtenkt plan for veien videre vil skape håp, styrke og nye muligheter».

Sara was born and raised in Oslo, Norway, in a family with passion for sports and outdoors activities. From an early age Sara started with different sports like handball, running, athletics, riding, gymnastics and playing the piano. When she graduated from high school Sara knew she wanted to leave Oslo to experience something different. She went to something called a “Folkehøgskule” in Norway where young people can join different groups or classes like skiing, hiking or learning how to fly a paraglider with other young adults. A year filled with adventure and friendship, and no grades or test! Sara learnt how to fly a paraglider and with 15 other students she went to Mexico to fly. That was quite a (dangerous) adventure!

Sara decided to pursue her dream of becoming a psychologist and moved to Madrid for a 6 yearlong study. Studying abroad changed her life significantly and opened doors to new possibilities, both in her career and in relation to her personal life. She experienced the challenges and the sense of mastery and development by moving to new places, building new friendships, adapting to different cultures, missing family and friends, learning a new language, feeling uncertainty and really stepping out of her comfort zone. 

During her time in Madrid Sara completed two Masters: General Health Psychology (UEM) and «Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis in a Therapeutic Context» from Instituto Terapeutico de Madrid (ITEMA). This was a very challenging time; long school days, studying in Spanish and a heavy workload. At the same time it was an educational, exciting and inspirational time to Sara. In addition to her profession, Sara gained many wonderful friends and people in her life due to the decision of moving to Madrid, and a new passion, salsa dancing! 

Sara has worked both in the private and public sector, both in Norway and Spain, mainly with individual therapy but also with group therapy. She has experience working with mainly adolescents and adults with various types of problems including anxiety, burn-out, obsessive thoughts and behaviors, self-esteem issues, eating problems and low mood and sadness.

Sara thoroughly enjoys working with group therapy sessions. In prior group experiences she has focused on enhancing self-esteem, teaching stress-management, introducing mindfulness and breath-work practices, and addressing cognitive challenges such as persistent overthinking and rumination. Group therapy, she believes, is a highly effective and collaborative means of addressing a multitude of common problems. In fact, she has observed that, for some individuals, achieving progress and attaining therapeutic goals is often easier and more effective when working within a group context.

Sara’s work method is based on a scientific, individualized, and holistic approach. This means that she can tailor tools and techniques based on your history, personality, interests, and needs, while the professional framework is grounded in established scientific principles. 

We all have the capacity and opportunity to change and grow. The secret is to create an environment that can foster transformation. In therapy, we do this by establishing a strong relationship between client and therapist, analyzing the problem from a behavioral perspective and selecting appropriate techniques and methods based on that specific and personalized analysis. It is fundamental to understand that change requires focused effort, both from client and therapist. Sara offers therapy in Norwegian, English and Spanish. 

«Most of us will experience difficult thoughts, emotions, and life situations. Fortunately, we don’t have to face them alone. A warm and supportive conversation together with a well-thought-out plan for the way forward will create hope, strength, and new opportunities”. 

Born and raised in Toledo, Alba has always been clear about her two great passions: child psychology and languages. At the age of 18 she moved to Madrid to study a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Complutense University of Madrid. The internship at the Clinical Psychology Unit of the UCM gave her a first-hand experience of what her future profession would be like.

As the years went by, she developed a keen interest in neuropsychology. She wanted to be able to understand the relationship between the brain and behaviour. In particular, she wanted to delve deeper into Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, emphasising the importance of executive functions and how they condition our learning and behaviour. This interest led her to study the Master’s Degree in Child Neuropsychology. The internship at the Child Brain Injury Unit of the Beata María Ana de Jesús Hospital only corroborated that this was definitely her path. During those months, she had the opportunity to help children who had either lost their abilities as a result of an accident or who started with a developmental delay related to difficulties during pregnancy or childbirth. The cognitive stimulation sessions showed her the great plasticity of these children’s brains, allowing advances that would be unthinkable for adults.

A few months later she was offered the opportunity to work in a hospital, presenting her services as a neuropsychologist in their cognitive stimulation programme for patients with early and moderate stages of neurodegenerative diseases. In each session, the different cognitive functions were stimulated, ensuring that the materials were adapted to the needs of the users and to the evolutionary stage of the disease. The closeness demonstrated by the patients day after day showed that there were also affective needs to be covered, with empathy and warmth on the part of the professional being essential to develop better adherence to the programme.

Finally, she started working at SINEWS in 2018 as a home-based educational psychology support professional with children with learning difficulties, ADHD and other neuropsychological disorders. After an initial interview with the family where the student’s needs are presented, Alba establishes and explains to them what the objectives of the work will be. Session after session, she helps the student to develop an effective study routine, teaching them organisation and time management skills, useful learning strategies and, in short, giving them all the help they need to be able to achieve good academic results. Creativity in adapting materials to the student’s needs is essential to achieve good results, as is constant communication with the student, family and school. 

In addition to her role as a study coach, Alba has continued to develop her career at Sinews providing home-based cognitive stimulation services to adults with neurodegenerative diseases, motivated by the enriching experience she had years ago.  

Thanks to Sinews, she remembered her passion for languages and her need to continue improving her English to be able to communicate openly with clients of other nationalities, bilingualism being another of her vital goals. 

Over time, Alba has become the coordinator of the specialised services of psycho-pedagogical support and speech therapy in the classroom and at home, serving as a link between families, schools and the different Sinews professionals working in this area. Her work includes the selection and training of new candidates for the team, the design of action protocols and the supervision of the professionals. She also organises first assessment interviews with families requesting psycho-pedagogical support services in order to get to know the child’s needs in depth and assign the most suitable professional for each case. She maintains constant contact with professionals, families and the school to ensure that the objectives set are being met and that there is an effective synergy between all of them.

Veronica was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but has had contact with different cultures throughout her life, having lived and studied in Latin America, the United States, France and Spain. 

She remembers her childhood summers in New Hampshire, USA, especially the slow pace of small New England towns, singing around a campfire with s’mores and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She also had the opportunity to study 5th grade in the city of Boca Raton (Florida), getting to know first-hand the American educational system.

Upon finishing high school, she moved to Paris to do a gap year, where she studied French, Art History and Philosophy. It was in France where she fell in love with Psychology as it was a meeting point for her interest in understanding human beings and her vocation to help. This would also be her first experience as a student abroad with the challenges of being away from home, taking exams in another language and missing the food of her home country, feeling a certain disorganization around food and eating. She now understands why moving abroad can often be a trigger for a food related problem. 

During her Psychology degree, she spent several summers in different countries: England, France and the United States. She carried out her internships in a school as well as in a hospital where she was able to psychologically assist people on dialysis and with a cancer diagnosis. After graduating, she had the opportunity to work in a bariatric surgery unit (stomach reduction for people with obesity) where she discovered that in addition to the surgery it was essential to address emotional difficulties and help patients with their self-esteem, often damaged by endless failed diets, as well as with the emotional aspects of eating and in the construction of their new identity. This is where his interest in eating disorders was born.

The Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Columbia University would be her next step, making her an expatriate student again for a year and a half, this time in New York. She was surrounded by colleagues from all continents (her best friend was Lebanese) and she enjoyed reading during hours in the impressive rooms of Columbia University’s library. With the help of professor Lisa Miller, she discovered the protective effect of spirituality, regardless of the religion practiced, and became a research assistant for an APA published Journal called “Spirituality in Clinical Practice”.

During her time in New York, she worked as a volunteer teacher at Harlem Hebrew Charter School, a center focused on training global citizens, through education in empathy and emotional intelligence by integrating kids from the Harlem neighborhood, of mostly Latino and African-American background with Jewish students. The teenage years then became one of her favorite periods, falling in love with the energy, intensity and honesty of teens but also becoming aware that it can be a turning point moment where everything can go wrong as well as a moment where everything can be rerouted.

She finally settled with her family in Madrid where she began a Master’s Degree in Eating Disorders from the UEM, training at the Niño Jesús University Children’s Hospital where she was able to see cases of children and adolescents both in Hospitalization and in the Day Hospital Unit; at the Santa Cristina Hospital, working with adults where it was essential to help them find the motivation to change and accompany them step by step, and also at the Institute of Eating Disorders (ITA). For Veronica, in eating disorders, body and weight concerns are just the tip of the iceberg, because underneath there are emotional symptoms such as self-esteem difficulties, problems with personal relationships, difficulties in emotional management, lack of assertiveness, among many others. While working on the symptoms with cognitive behavioral techniques, it is essential to help patients achieve a better emotional balance and at the same time support the family by providing guidelines.

Currently, she collaborates giving talks in schools with the «Cómete tus miedos» Foundation, helping to disseminate and raise awareness of the reality of these disorders.

Finally, she completed a Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology at the Alfonso X El Sabio University and was selected to do her internship at Sinews where she shone with her own light and was chosen to stay and be part of the team.

Her orientation is cognitive behavioral, but she integrates tools and techniques from other approaches according to the needs of each patient, thanks to her training in mindfulness, mindful eating, attachment theory and systemic (family) therapy.

Having had the opportunity to live for long periods in Spain, France, the United States and Venezuela, Verónica understands very well the challenges and needs of foreign students and expatriate families. She considers herself a warm and close person due to her Latin roots, with a clear humanistic vocation and a multicultural vision of the world.

As a psychologist, Veronica believes that to understand is to relieve, so she seeks to understand people from a place of interest and respect, without judging, in order to accompany them through a comprehensive and personalized treatment plan to achieve the desired well-being.

Veronica was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but has had contact with different cultures throughout her life, having lived and studied in Latin America, the United States, France and Spain. 

She remembers her childhood summers in New Hampshire, USA, especially the slow pace of small New England towns, singing around a campfire with s’mores and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She also had the opportunity to study 5th grade in the city of Boca Raton (Florida), getting to know first-hand the American educational system.

Upon finishing high school, she moved to Paris to do a gap year, where she studied French, Art History and Philosophy. It was in France where she fell in love with Psychology as it was a meeting point for her interest in understanding human beings and her vocation to help. This would also be her first experience as a student abroad with the challenges of being away from home, taking exams in another language and missing the food of her home country, feeling a certain disorganization around food and eating. She now understands why moving abroad can often be a trigger for a food related problem. 

During her Psychology degree, she spent several summers in different countries: England, France and the United States. She carried out her internships in a school as well as in a hospital where she was able to psychologically assist people on dialysis and with a cancer diagnosis. After graduating, she had the opportunity to work in a bariatric surgery unit (stomach reduction for people with obesity) where she discovered that in addition to the surgery it was essential to address emotional difficulties and help patients with their self-esteem, often damaged by endless failed diets, as well as with the emotional aspects of eating and in the construction of their new identity. This is where his interest in eating disorders was born.

The Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Columbia University would be her next step, making her an expatriate student again for a year and a half, this time in New York. She was surrounded by colleagues from all continents (her best friend was Lebanese) and she enjoyed reading during hours in the impressive rooms of Columbia University’s library. With the help of professor Lisa Miller, she discovered the protective effect of spirituality, regardless of the religion practiced, and became a research assistant for an APA published Journal called “Spirituality in Clinical Practice”.

During her time in New York, she worked as a volunteer teacher at Harlem Hebrew Charter School, a center focused on training global citizens, through education in empathy and emotional intelligence by integrating kids from the Harlem neighborhood, of mostly Latino and African-American background with Jewish students. The teenage years then became one of her favorite periods, falling in love with the energy, intensity and honesty of teens but also becoming aware that it can be a turning point moment where everything can go wrong as well as a moment where everything can be rerouted.

She finally settled with her family in Madrid where she began a Master’s Degree in Eating Disorders from the UEM, training at the Niño Jesús University Children’s Hospital where she was able to see cases of children and adolescents both in Hospitalization and in the Day Hospital Unit; at the Santa Cristina Hospital, working with adults where it was essential to help them find the motivation to change and accompany them step by step, and also at the Institute of Eating Disorders (ITA). For Veronica, in eating disorders, body and weight concerns are just the tip of the iceberg, because underneath there are emotional symptoms such as self-esteem difficulties, problems with personal relationships, difficulties in emotional management, lack of assertiveness, among many others. While working on the symptoms with cognitive behavioral techniques, it is essential to help patients achieve a better emotional balance and at the same time support the family by providing guidelines.

Currently, she collaborates giving talks in schools with the «Cómete tus miedos» Foundation, helping to disseminate and raise awareness of the reality of these disorders.

Finally, she completed a Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology at the Alfonso X El Sabio University and was selected to do her internship at Sinews where she shone with her own light and was chosen to stay and be part of the team.

Her orientation is cognitive behavioral, but she integrates tools and techniques from other approaches according to the needs of each patient, thanks to her training in mindfulness, mindful eating, attachment theory and systemic (family) therapy.

Having had the opportunity to live for long periods in Spain, France, the United States and Venezuela, Verónica understands very well the challenges and needs of foreign students and expatriate families. She considers herself a warm and close person due to her Latin roots, with a clear humanistic vocation and a multicultural vision of the world.

As a psychologist, Veronica believes that to understand is to relieve, so she seeks to understand people from a place of interest and respect, without judging, in order to accompany them through a comprehensive and personalized treatment plan to achieve the desired well-being.

傅悦自称为1,5代移民，因为她并非第一代移民也非第二代，而是在14岁时随家人移民到了西班牙。在两个国家的成长经历不仅使她深入地认识了两个文化，也让她熟练掌握中西语，达到了双语水平。悦以第一视角亲身经历了在青少年时期抵达一个全新的环境，适应全新的文化，艰难地开展新生活……

因为频繁的搬家，悦初抵西班牙时的求学生活是较为动荡的，但她最终还是以荣誉生的身份毕业于马德里颇有声望的公立中学Ramiro de Maeztu。 在心理学本科期间，悦始终对社会公益和跨文化交流工作抱有极大热情。作为中国之家和Desarrollo y Asistencia公益机构的志愿者，悦参与了陪伴残疾人士和孤寡老人的志愿者工作。她还参与组织多项跨文化交流项目，为中西文化交流出力，为西班牙华人发声。

悦对于心理治疗的兴趣就在她自身挣扎的适应过程中和帮助他人的公益工作中逐渐萌生，她通过这些经历了解到心理治疗对于很多人的重要性。本科大三时，悦还去到德国的一家精神分裂症康复中心做国际志愿者，在那里志愿者们以作业疗法为治疗基础，和患者们一起干农活。悦说这段经历对她来说极为难得，她尤其喜欢每天在工作结束后与患者们聊天，去了解精神科诊断之外的他们。大四期间，悦通过Erasmus交换项目在阿姆斯特丹大学完成了一学期的学习，对悦来说，无论是荷兰的教育体系还是使用英语完成学业都是一个挑战，但同时也是了解一种全新的学习方式的机会。同时，悦也通过这次交流经历更多地接触到来自世界各地的多元文化。

2018年，悦开始在马德里政府的移民融入公立项目担任跨文化调解员，为弱势群体提供帮助，并组织社区活动和文化交流活动。同年，悦与友人一起共同创建了一个以帮助华人群体、建立文化交流桥梁为目标的非盈利公益协会。

为了能够提供更全面和深入的帮助，悦完成了临床心理学的硕士学位。得益于在社会工作领域的多年经验，悦能够为她的来访提供诸多与文化适应相关的专业知识，如文化融入、移民问题和适应障碍等。悦在该领域的专业能力也得到了普遍的认可，曾多次作为演讲者受邀参加与平等、移民和健康等议题相关的大学讲座和国家型研讨会。

在众多申请者当中，正因为她的跨文化属性和多语言能力，悦被Sinews选中作为实习生进入本公司。在她的导师Victoria Ramos Kurland带领和督导下，悦开始接收来访开展心理咨询与治疗工作，其中包括社交焦虑，广泛焦虑症，抑郁症，童年创伤，情感忽视，依恋问题等心理问题的治疗工作。悦在工作中体现出的高能力和个人魅力让我们毫无疑问地决定让她正式加入到我们的团队当中。

悦的工作方式属于整合流派，将认知行为治疗技术与人本主义疗法相结合，以建立信任的咨访关系为重心，以共情和理解为基础。悦认为，在心理咨询和治疗当中最难得也最有价值的是来访者对治疗师的信任以及两者之间通过信任而逐渐建立在面对心理问题时的“共同作战关系”。

悦想要通过我们给你留下这句话：“谢谢你给我机会，让我有幸在你想要做出改变的时候给予你陪伴。要相信你自己。要相信我们，我们能做到的。”

Yue se considera inmigrante de la generación 1,5 ya que no es ni de la primera generación ni de la segunda, sino migró junto a su familia a España con 14 años. El haber crecido entre dos países le ha permitido conocer ambas culturas en profundidad y dominar ambos idiomas a nivel bilingüe. Conoce de primera mano el reto de adaptarse a una nueva sociedad, hacer amigos de nuevo, comprender la nueva cultura sin perder la cultura de origen…

A pesar de un proceso ajetreado de escolarización en España debido a varias mudanzas familiares, Yue consiguió terminar su bachillerato en el prestigioso instituto madrileño Ramiro de Maeztu con un diploma de Matrícula de Honor. Durante los años de carrera en Psicología, Yue siempre se interesó por la labor humanitaria brindando apoyo a personas vulnerables, así como por la creación de puentes interculturales. Como voluntaria de la Casa China y la ONG Desarrollo y Asistencia trabajó acompañando a personas con diversidad funcional y a personas mayores. También participaba en eventos interculturales poniendo su granito de arena para la comunicación intercultural y colaboraba en artículos para dar voz a la comunidad china en busca de una mayor justicia social.

Su vocación nace de la propia lucha en el proceso de adaptación y de estas experiencias de apoyo en las que desde la empatía comprendía la necesidad de un trabajo terapéutico. Durante la carrera, Yue hizo voluntariado internacional en un centro de rehabilitación de esquizofrenia en Alemania en el que realizaba tareas ocupacionales en el huerto con los pacientes. Asegura que disfrutó mucho de las conversaciones tras el trabajo y conoció a las personas detrás del diagnóstico. Posteriormente, cursó cuarto de carrera en la Universidad de Ámsterdam con el programa Erasmus. Adaptarse al nuevo sistema académico neerlandés y estudiar en inglés le supondría todo un reto a la vez que le dio la oportunidad de conocer otra forma de aprender. El contacto con estudiantes de todo el mundo supuso un paso más en su experiencia de diversidad cultural.

En el año 2018 empezó a trabajar como mediadora intercultural a través de un programa público del ayuntamiento de Madrid, acompañando a personas en situación de riesgo, así como organizando actividades y eventos comunitarios de intercambio cultural. En el mismo año, Yue cofunda una asociación sin ánimo de lucro destinada a la promoción del acercamiento intercultural entre comunidad china y el resto de la población.
Buscando ofrecer un apoyo más integral y profundo completa el Máster de Psicología General Sanitaria. Gracias a su experiencia en el ámbito social, Yue aporta a sus clientes un expertise en problemas de adaptación cultural como el estrés aculturativo, los duelos migratorios y los trastornos de adaptación. Un expertise reconocido ya que ha participado como ponente en diversas charlas universitarias y jornadas nacionales sobre igualdad, migración y salud…

Yue fue seleccionada para realizar sus prácticas en SINEWS de entre múltiples candidat@s, precisamente por su perfil intercultural y multilingüe. De la mano de su tutora Victoria Ramos Khurland atendió con supervisión a pacientes que sufrían ansiedad generalizada, depresión, ansiedad social, traumas de infancia y dificultades de apego entre otros. Su papel terapéutico como alumna brilló con luz propia y enseguida supimos que la queríamos en el equipo.

Yue trabaja con un enfoque integrador, combinando técnicas de base cognitivo-conductual con habilidades clínicas propias del humanismo, dándole máxima importancia al vínculo terapéutico y la empatía. Considera que lo que más se agradece y lo más valioso en la terapia psicológica es la confianza depositada en la terapeuta por parte del paciente y la “lucha compartida” contra los malestares.

Nos deja este mensaje para ti: “Gracias por darme la oportunidad de acompañarte en tu proceso de cambio. Créete. Créenos, lo haremos bien.”

With a German mother and a Spanish father Clara has grown up in a bilingual and multicultural environment on which she has built her personal skills and interests. Clara has grown up in Madrid, with her parents and her paternal family, but she has been in constant contact with her German family spending her summers in Munich, Stuttgart and Berlin.

She spent her schooling from kindergarten to the age of 18 at the German School in Madrid, with teachers and classmates of different origins. Nowadays she values especially the promotion of independent learning and critical thinking that the school provided her, while at the same time she is aware of the high academic demands of this educational system.

Since adolescence, Clara has had a special interest in understanding social relationships and emotions. In secondary school and after completing training, she worked for three years as a school mediator providing support to the school psychologists in the resolution of conflicts between primary students. She loved the experience of supporting the little ones who were more alone or who had a fight, teaching them to manage emotions and to empathize with others. It was there that she understood that children’s problems are no less important, since difficulties that may seem minor have a major impact on the little ones.

Studying Psychology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, she was interested in behavior analysis as an evidence-based approach that allows an efficient therapy adapted to each person and their context. She extended her training at the Center for Applied Psychology at the UAM with a training in Motivational Interviewing, a methodology focused on supporting the client with the change they want to achieve. which helps them to explore and resolve ambivalences so that they can engage and persist in the direction they have decided to take.

After completing an internship in recruitment for Sales Hunters she decided to focus her Final Degree Project on primary prevention of psychosocial risks related to working from home. In her opinion, the relationship between performance and well-being at work is unquestionable and in that sense, working for the integration of each member of the team is always beneficial. She developed a program aimed for companies interested in evaluating and reducing the psychosocial risks related to teleworking.

During the Master in General Health Psychology, she completed an internship at the Mental Health Center ITA Moscatelar in the Eating Disorders Unit. For Clara, eating is «just» one more symptom, the tip of the iceberg, of a deeper problem that requires multidisciplinary attention and always working as a team with families.

Clara was selected for her second MPGS internship at Sinews, under the guidance of the psychologist and coach Eva Herber, her current supervisor. With her guidance she has been able to learn and get an approach to Positive Psychology and Strengths Coaching. where she discovered the therapeutic power of focusing on what the patient already does well and promoting it, instead of focusing on what he/she does wrong and trying to correct it. In her work with adult patients suffering from depression, work stress, self-esteem problems and cultural adaptation difficulties, she shone with her own light and the company integrated her as soon as she finished working with the team.
She is currently in training in the child and youth department to work again with children and adolescents, where early intervention prevents problems from developing into major difficulties.

Clara offers a safe space to freely express the difficulties or situations that generate distress and thus accompany and treat, with respect and without judgment, the personal needs of each patient.