Experience
Early in my career in Argentina I worked at a therapeutic educational center focused on the social integration of children with autism spectrum disorder. I later gained clinical experience at the Rivadavia public hospital in Buenos Aires, where I provided individual psychotherapy to adults. Alongside this, I joined the Student Advising and Support Office, at University of Buenos Aires (UBA). My job there combined practical guidance with a more reflective process of helping people rethink their choices during vital transitions, carried out as part of a team of psychologists. During these years I took part in research projects and presented at conferences.
I moved to Copenhagen in 2019 and have been part of Psychology Group since then, focusing on clinical work with adults and teenagers.
My clinical work is supported by ongoing supervision, personal psychotherapy, and continuous professional development. I am currently undertaking further training in Perinatal Psychology, with a particular interest in the emotional aspects of pregnancy, the transition to parenthood, and the early stages of parenthood.
Therapeutic Orientation
I work within a psychoanalytic and psychodynamic framework, which allows me to listen to what is unique in each person’s life. Starting from your present concerns or sources of distress, we begin a therapeutic process aimed at understanding them more deeply, putting them into words, and exploring new ways of relating to them.
There is a common idea that psychoanalysis means a silent therapist, or that the work is only ever about parents and childhood. That is not how I practice. I keep an active role and listen closely, because what we say and experience often carries more than one meaning, and that becomes essential in the therapeutic room. It helps to comprehend the current symptoms.
I ask questions, offer observations, and provide feedback so that you can leave each session with something meaningful, rather than waiting until the end of the therapeutic process to notice change. While our work focuses on your present concerns, your personal history and life experiences are an essential part of who you are and, therefore, of the therapeutic process. They are not always the starting point, but they often emerge naturally over the course of our work together. When they do, we give them the time and attention they deserve, as they may shed light on recurring patterns or offer a different perspective on your current suffering.
My role is to accompany you as you find your own answers. Often, these answers emerge through the work we do together, by putting into words something that had previously been difficult to think about, or by making room for new questions and perspectives.
How I Work
In the first session I usually begin with an open question about what brings you here. Before we meet you will have completed a short intake questionnaire about your concerns and what you hope to get from therapy, but I am most interested in hearing how you describe these things in your own words. From there, we begin exploring, and the work on the issue itself starts in that first session.
Toward the end of that first meeting, I explain how I work and check that we share the same understanding of what you are looking for. I also describe the practical framework, including how long sessions last, how cancellations are handled, and I leave room for any questions.
From a psychodynamic point of view, the frequency of sessions matters. Weekly sessions help to build rapport, a sense of confidence and safety, and that takes time. When weekly meetings are not possible, whether because of availability or cost, I am happy to be flexible and to find a rhythm that works for you, while being clear about why regularity is useful. As the work progresses, we can space sessions out, usually toward the middle or end of the process.
Sometimes the reasons that bring someone to therapy are clear, and we can address them directly. Often they are expressed less directly, through a sense of anxiety, unexpected or intrusive thoughts, irrational fears, difficulties in relationships, low mood, or feelings of loneliness. Our shared task is to put these into words and, in doing so, to understand what lies behind them and define the goals of the treatment. Sessions take place in a warm and personal setting where you can feel comfortable enough to speak openly.
Working With Adults And Young People
I work with adults and young people on concerns including anxiety, trauma, depression, psychosomatic complaints, difficulties in relationships, low self-esteem, identity questions, and significant life transitions, such as moving to a new country and the challenges associated with it. Some people come after a medical checkup has ruled out a physical cause for symptoms such as heart complaints, and we then look together at whether anxiety or another source may be involved.
With teenagers, the work often involves a degree of contact with parents. Where this is helpful, I include them with the young person’s awareness and agreement, taking care to protect confidentiality and to keep healthy boundaries. When parents are on board, this can become a shared effort that supports the process.
Many of the young people I see are at a point of deciding what direction to take in life. The number of options, the pressure of a competitive environment, and well-meaning encouragement to do anything they want can become overwhelming, and some feel stuck or unsure how to move forward even after doing well at school. Questions of identity and where life is heading come up often in this work.
Having moved here myself, I understand the difficulties and challenges of living abroad, and I offer my experience and training to help people go through them.
What You Can Take From Therapy
Therapy asks for commitment, and it takes courage to begin. Some of what surfaces along the way can be difficult, and change rarely happens from one day to the next. Yet when someone engages with the process, things tend to shift. That change often becomes visible in how they respond to situations that once felt overwhelming, something they usually notice in themselves as much as I do.
My hope is that you leave therapy with more than relief from a particular difficulty. I hope you come away with a deeper understanding of yourself, one that remains with you beyond our work together. Life will continue to bring new challenges, but with that understanding, you may find yourself relating to them differently, with greater freedom, clarity, or choice.
If you have any questions or concerns, you are welcome to contact me.