Vanda Cabaço Silva | Clinical Psychologist | Sessions in Lisbon and Cascais Coastline

Psychotherapy is a journey of self-discovery that helps you explore your thoughts and emotions in a deep and meaningful way. It offers a safe space to reflect on life, strengthen relationships, and cultivate greater emotional well-being.

Vanda Cabaço Silva, psicóloga, sorridente em ambiente interior com plantas.

How can I help?

In-person and online sessions
In Portuguese, Spanish and English

Psychotherapy

A process that explores the roots of symptoms and helps you understand inner dynamics, such as recurring behaviors and deep rooted beliefs, which may trigger difficult emotions. By acknowledging and making sense of these emotions, you can learn to deal with them in a healthier and more constructive way.

Psychological support

Guidance during specific moments in life when it becomes hard to cope with certain emotions. Psychological support can be vital to help you understand and manage these emotions and challenges in a more conscious and healthy way.

Psychological support in infertility

Clinical assessment and ongoing support for people who want to conceive, before, and during the fertilization process. Infertility is a deeply emotional issue that can trigger intense feelings, and psychological support can be essential to help manage expectations, uncertainties, and emotional barriers.

Psychological assessments

Psychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults, to understand their needs and provide tailored, effective interventions. Using rigorous methods and assessment tools, patterns of behaviour, emotions, and challenges are identified, and intervention plans are developed to best support each individual.

About me

I’m Vanda, a Clinical Psychologist and a full member of the Portuguese Psychologists’ Association (OPP).

Since an early age, I have been fascinated by the complexity of the human mind and motivated to understand how our experiences shape who we are.

Psicóloga Vanda Cabaço Silva em consulta online, com portátil e caderno de notas.

Psychotherapy offers a profound understanding of the behaviors, emotions, and thoughts that guide us, often unconsciously. I believe in the power of self-awareness and in the importance of creating a safe space where people can explore their vulnerabilities.

My approach is centered on each individual, respecting their uniqueness. My goal is to support those who wish to better understand themselves, overcome emotional challenges, and achieve greater well-being.

As Freud once said, “Healing does not come from forgetting, but from remembering without pain. It is a process.”

Helping my patients find answers and develop new ways of facing life’s challenges is one of my greatest passions.

My experience

Psychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults

Psychological intervention in addictions

Psychological support in hospital settings

Support in infertility and preparation for in vitro fertilization (IVF)

Ongoing psychological counseling in private practice

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Partnerships

At this clinic specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of fertility problems, I work as a psychologist, supporting people who are preparing for in vitro fertilization (IVF). I believe emotional preparation is essential for IVF, and my aim is to guide individuals and couples through this journey by providing a safe space to explore emotions and manage the anxiety and psychological strain often associated with the process.

I have the privilege of collaborating with this recently founded NGO, which promotes women’s personal development through empowerment and the acquisition of emotional and professional autonomy. As part of this work, I provide psychological support and training to women who are victims of domestic violence, as well as to immigrants and inmates referred by partner institutions.

Benefits of Psychotherapy

As the saying goes, “no effort, no reward.” Psychotherapy can be a challenging and, at times, profound journey, but it is always a shared process supported by professional care. Although inner work can be demanding, it creates the possibility for transformation, fostering personal growth and lasting well-being.

Self-knowledge

Resilience

Emotional balance

Personal growth

Emotional awareness

Self-esteem

Freedom

Self-confidence

Mental health

How can I help?

About me

Partnerships

Benefits of Psychotherapy

“The greatest challenge in life is discovering who we truly are. The second is finding happiness in what we discover.”