Across clinical practice and team coordination, my work covers the following areas:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Developmental Coordination Disorder
• Global Developmental Delay
• Early Intervention
• Child Mental Health (mainly Anxiety, Mood and Disruptive Behavior Disorders)
• Readiness for School Skills
• SEN & School Inclusion
• Parent Support
• Sports Coach Support
• Community Support
• Clinical Supervision
• Individual Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Groups for Siblings
• Self-Advocacy

I conduct and interpret a range of standardized and non-standardized assessments to inform diagnosis, intervention planning and progress monitoring:

• ADOS-2
• ADI-R
• Griffiths III
• Schedule of Growing Skills II
• MABC-2
• BOT-2
• Beery-VMI
• Readiness for School Skills
• Standardized Questionnaires of Informant Report
• Non-standardized Assessment

I partner with hospitals, neurodevelopment centers, schools, universities and organizations to build, strengthen and scale services for children and families. Whether you need clinical leadership, a training program, or support designing a new service from the ground up, I bring both hands-on experience and strategic thinking:

• Neurodevelopment Consultancy
• Clinical Leadership & Team Coordination
• Autism, ADHD & Neurodevelopment Service Development
• Workforce Development & Professional Training
• School Inclusion Programs
• Parent Education Programs
• Sibling Groups (Sibshops Model)
• Equine Assisted Therapy Programs
• Inclusive Spaces Consultancy
• Clinical Supervision

Beyond direct clinical work, I have contributed to the field through academic, entrepreneurial and leadership roles:

• Visiting Professor and Guest Lecturer - Faculty of Human Kinetics
• Co-founder and Coordinator - Entrepreneurship Club of the Faculty of Human Kinetics
• School Delegate - University of Lisbon’s 2E Entrepreneurship Student Network
• Rising Entrepreneurs Award - European Commission Representation to Portugal [awarded for the co-creation of the project idea “SER - Saúde em Rede” (Health Network)]
• Merited Specialist in Psychomotor Rehabilitation - Faculty of Human Kinetics
• Internship Supervisor
• Service development interests

• Extensive experience supporting national and international families through bilingual assessment, intervention, consultancy and parent guidance delivered in English and Portuguese.
• Past experience as group leader of Portuguese students, including neurodiverse students, in the UK, from departure in Lisbon until the return trip, ensuring safety, logistics management, family contact and cultural immersion.

Additional professional training and specialist learning across child development, family support and therapeutic practice.

• Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Model
• BabySigns®
• Sibshops
• Basic Life Support
• Behavioral Dialectic Therapy for Adolescents
• The Singapore Method