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Clinical Activity

The UPC³ offers a variety of services for the prevention and treatment of mental illness for children, adolescents, young adults, and adults. In addition to individual clinical psychology and psychiatry appointments (both online and in person), we also offer empirically validated group programs and treatments.

Our close collaboration with research at the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention (CINEICC), which is highly rated by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), ensures that the treatments available at UPC³ are backed by extensive research confirming their effectiveness.

The psychotherapists at UPC³ are specialized in Clinical and Health Psychology (recognized by the Board of Portuguese Psychologists) and are certified by both national and international associations.

Fields of Intervention

Child

  • Anxiety Disorders (examples: separation anxiety, test anxiety, social anxiety)
  • Depressive Disorders and Other Mood Disorders
  • Behaviour Problems and Agressiveness (examples: disobedience, indiscipline, problems of impulse control)
  • Difficulties of Adaptation to School (example: refuse to go to school)
  • Difficulties of Adaptation to Life Events (examples: bereavement, parents’ divorce)

Adolescent

  • Anxiety Disorders (examples: test anxiety, panic, social anxiety)
  • Depressive Disorders and Other Mood Disorders
  • Body Image Difficulties and Eating Disorders (exemples: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating, ortorexia)
  • Behavioral Problems and Agressiveness (examples: disobedience, indiscipline, impulse control problems)
  • Sleep Disorder (example: insomnia)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (examples: rituals and excessive cleaning)
  • School Alienation (examples: lack of interest in school, frequent absenteeism)
  • Problems Related to Excessive Usage of Internet and Telecommunications (example: cyber dependence)
  • Adaptation Difficulties to Life Events (examples: bereavement, parents’ divorce)

Adult

  • Anxiety Disorders (examples: social anxiety, panic)
  • Depressive Disorders and Others Mood Disorders
  • Sleep Disorders (example: insomnia)
  • Body Image Difficulties and Eating Disorders (exemples: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating, ortorexia)
  • Behavioral Problems and Agressiveness (examples: disobedience, indiscipline, impulse control problems)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Problems Related to Excessive Usage of Internet and Telecommunications (example: cyber dependence)
  • Adaptation Difficulties to Physical Illness (example: chronic illness)
  • Difficulties Related to Pregnancy and Postpartum (example: postpartum depression)
  • Adaptation Difficulties to Life Events (examples: bereavement, parents’ divorce)Psycho-oncology
  • Difficulties in Couples’ Relationship
  • Parental Counselling