Martha is a registered psychologist who has worked in both organizational roles and clinical setting. She mainly sees adults but also can work with adolescents and children. Martha has worked extensively with survivors of trauma and is experienced in working across different cultures. Martha has wide ranging experience in addressing issues such as depression and anxiety, grief and loss, trauma/PTSD, anger management, relationship issues, suicide prevention, settlement, and cultural issues.
Martha is trained in a range of counselling methods, including emotion regulation strategies, relaxation and mindfulness-based, meditation and related contemplative practices and client-centred approaches. Martha is passionate about combining eastern and western science and the goal to promote happiness through the twofold approach of both reducing the impact of negative emotions and enhancing the positive emotions that naturally exist within us. Martha is also fluent in Portuguese.