Rodrigo Lopes
Doctor in clinical psychology

His diploma is recognized in Switzerland through the Commission of Psychological Professions (PsyKo) of the Swiss Confederation. He also earned a psychotherapy master’s in Behavioral Medicine with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders at the (Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil).

He later did a scientific master’s and a doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Minho (Portugal). During this time he also provided mental health care at the university clinic, while he researched the efficacy of Narrative Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for treating depression in adults. As a researcher at the University of Bern, he is interested in improving the treatment for social anxiety disorder.

Rodrigo is registered as a psychologist with the Swiss Federation of Psychologists (FSP), at the Conselho Regional de Psicologia (CRP-04, Brazil) and he is an active member of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR).

Rodrigo offers psychological counseling in Portuguese (native), English (C2), and Spanish (C2) for adults and young adults.