Andrea
I help you connect to hope and embrace life in a rich and meaningful way.
Welcome!
My name is Andrea and I’m a psychologist from Colombia.
Looking for a change and challenges in our professional journeys, my husband and I moved to Barcelona.
And, as ‘you get what you ask for,’ there have been many personal and professional challenges to navigate in our expat experience.
After completing my second Master’s degree in Individual and Group Humanistic Psychotherapy, I decided to stay and enjoy Barcelona’s magic, letting myself grow and learn from the uncertainty of starting over.
English and Spanish
Psychology, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia; MA Psychology [Logotherapy and Existential Analysis], Universidad del Norte and SAPS (Sociedad para el Avance de la Psicoterapia con Sentido) Colombia; MA Individual and Group Humanistic Psychotherapy, Carl Rogers Institute Barcelona; Core Energetics Training 1st year with NICE (Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics)
So, what does working with me feel like?
I offer you warmth, empathy, and non-judgment.
So you will feel valued, safe, and accepted.
I prioritise our therapeutic relationship over any technique.
The therapeutic relationship is healing in and of itself. I am guided by your emotional rhythm; it is your space and I respect your needs and timing.
I use an existential and humanistic framework.
You will be met as a unique and free person, who has the innate ability to create, self-actualise, find meaning and purpose and achieve your potential.
I invite you to observe yourself holistically, to integrate your body, mind, and emotions with present experiences.
We will access your wisdom on yourself and your life. Sometimes we will explore concerns through the awareness of your body.
I explore patterns from your past, focusing on how they affect you now.
We can’t change what we are not aware of. However, we can transform what may be blocking you, so you can connect with the most potent version of yourself.
I offer you practical exercises, according to your needs, your resources and what you feel connected to.
I draw on existential analysis, logotherapy, person-centered therapy, gestalt, attachment theory, body-centered psychotherapy, focusing and elements of sensorimotor psychotherapy to help.
Who do I help?
Individuals
Depression, anxiety, self-esteem, panic, phobias, body image and food issues, grief, loss, stress, anger and trauma.
Adolescents
Depression, anxiety, bullying, parental divorce, body image, irritability, emotional regulation, phobias, self-esteem, loss and trauma.
Children
Self-esteem, social skills, school related issues, bullying, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, self-harm, parental divorce, anger or behavioural issues.
Being present for others has always come naturally to me. I was drawn to study Psychology for this reason.
I had a brief detour studying Chemical Engineering, realised I wasn’t happy and came back to my true calling: Psychology.
It was meant to be. I feel a genuine and deep interest in accompanying people and in the uniqueness of their experiences. Helping others brings me joy, meaning and purpose.
How did I realise my calling in life was psychology?
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details that shape me as a person
When I was a kid, I loved writing poems and short stories.
Since moving to Barcelona I have started writing again. It helps me shape what I am feeling.
I love food. I adore finding new restaurants and exploring life through textures and flavours.
Contemplating a sunrise, feeling the sea in front of me and feeling the earth holding me with my bare feet. These are transcendent moments that make me feel at one with the Universe.
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what clients
say about working with me
Andrea is really good at her job. She is compassionate and understanding and is extremely effective at her job and I personally have improved significantly under her care.
I really loved the session with Andrea. She’s caring and allows me to talk freely about anything without fear. I’m terms of appointments, it wasn’t the easiest thing because quite often therapists don’t have a slot available for weeks sometimes.
Amazing, Andrea is showing me another way of looking at life and understand ways of thinking that are influenced by the present and past.
It was perfect timing as the health of my husband worsened and he was intensive care. Andrea was very patient and helped me realise what I should start thinking about to improve my mental health.
Are you ready to recognise your own resources and explore your Potential?
If you need support, fill in the form, and the Intake Coordinator will contact you within 24-48 hours.
Everyone has the power to transform who they are and create what they want, sometimes we just need someone to guide or accompany us.
