PSYC is a mental health clinic based in Lisbon and Carcavelos, offering both in-person and online consultations for individuals anywhere in the world. We provide in-depth psychological care grounded in clinical evidence and in a thoughtful, attentive approach to each person’s singularity, with particular sensitivity to experiences of migration, belonging, and identity.
The clinic emerges from a clinical journey shaped by the intersection of clinical psychology, psychoanalysis, and intercultural experience. Direct experience with migratory processes informs the way we think about and practice clinical work, allowing us to understand not only symptoms, but also the subjective effects of displacement, adaptation, and the identity transformations that often accompany these experiences.
PSYC’s clinical approach was profoundly influenced by studies developed during the Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology under the supervision of Professor Maria Emília Marques (in memoriam), whose teachings remain alive in the way we conceive psychological care: as a rigorous, humane, and ethical space of listening, capable of welcoming what has often not yet found language.
It was within this context that a deeper understanding emerged of a recurring element in the migratory experience: the sense of helplessness that arises when cultural, linguistic, and symbolic references are no longer self-evident. At PSYC, we understand that migration does not simply involve moving from one country to another — it often requires a reorganization of one’s sense of belonging, continuity, and identity.
PSYC’s services are intended for adults, adolescents, children (from the age of 8 onwards), and couples, including intercultural relationships and family contexts. We provide a confidential, consistent, and carefully attuned therapeutic space adapted to the singularity of each individual and each relational dynamic.
Consultations are available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, ensuring clear, welcoming, and accessible communication for people from different cultural backgrounds and life contexts.
Our approach is psychodynamic, grounded in psychoanalysis and in the understanding of human relationships. We believe that psychological care goes beyond quick solutions or standardized responses. The therapeutic process requires time, listening, and depth, so that experiences may be understood, elaborated, and integrated in ways that allow for meaningful and lasting transformation.
Rather than simply eliminating symptoms, we seek to understand what each form of suffering may be expressing and to create space for new meanings to emerge.
Whether you are seeking psychological support, clinical supervision, or training, you are in the right place.
We are here to listen with attention, rigor, and respect, and to work together in finding the form of care best suited to your needs.
