Dr. Andreia Santo, HCPC

Dr. Andreia Santo is a compassionate and adaptable clinical and counselling psychologist practitioner with a long-standing commitment to supporting individuals and families. She completed her psychology training in Portugal in 2008 with a Licenciatura in Psychology of Education and Rehabilitation from the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of Algarve University in Faro, an academic credential described as equivalent to a British Clinical Psychology doctorate. Early in her career she completed a full-time placement at Projecto Integrado de Intervenção Precoce in Coimbra, providing psychological assessments and interventions for children and parents and contributing to projects that promoted social inclusion and emotional wellbeing.

Her professional pathway included placements in the National Health System at the Health Centre of Faro and in a local council service, where she worked across age groups. She also pursued further post-graduate training in Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy, accredited by the Portuguese Association of Behavioural Therapy and the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. After relocating to the United Kingdom in 2010, she completed a part-time post-graduate diploma in Family and Systemic Theory at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London and worked within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the NHS until June 2024.

Dr. Santo currently holds HCPC registration - the Health and Care Professions Council registration for health and care professionals in the UK - and focuses on independent research into what she terms Unconditional Love Science. She offers remote practice, working privately and via online services, and brings experience helping with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, LGBT concerns, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and many related areas. She values life, psychology, science, nature, history, art, music, travel, and culinary pursuits, and emphasizes a therapeutic perspective that supports clients in reconnecting with self-compassion and greater wellbeing.

Prospective clients should note that her service is not for emergencies. She normally takes rest days on Sunday and Monday and may reply to messages as schedules allow. Appointment availability is typically set by her existing calendar, though inquiries are welcome. Dr. Santo looks forward to meeting people seeking supportive psychological work.