English-Speaking Therapists in Lisbon: Sylwia Latacz & Piotr Szmyt

Licensed English-speaking psychotherapists in Lisbon specialising in individual therapy, couples therapy and expat mental health. Accepting new clients.

Piotr Szmyt

ISTDP Psychotherapist | Couples therapist | English-Speaking Therapist Lisbon

I invite you to think about psychotherapy as a way of searching for new perspectives – new ways of being, relating, feeling, and experiencing life. Our upbringing equipped us with a certain point of view on who we are, how we love and feel, and even what we want and aspire to. Many of those experiences gave us clarity in later life but some still cast a shadow on who we truly are.

My approach in psychotherapy combines a psychodynamic perspective with a more body-focused Intense Short Dynamic Therapy (ISTDP). In therapy, I value both empathy and directness. Sometimes what helps in the therapeutic process are warmth and acceptance and other times confrontation and clear perspective. You can get to know my approach to the therapeutic relationship in the first consultation session.

I’m a certified ISTDP psychotherapist. I learned ISTDP with a world-renowned psychotherapist Josette ten Have-de Labije. My journey as a therapist started in Associação Portuguesa Psicoterapia Psicanalítica (APPSI).

Additionally in my practice I use the following approaches:

– Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) for borderline personality disorder
– Cognitive Behavaioral Therapy technics and excercices
– Trauma Therapy (PTSD, C-PTSD)
– Attachment Style inventory

I facilitate workshops in assertiveness, interpersonal training, anti-bias education and contact improvisation. I also work online: Online Therapy page and run Psychoterapia Po Polsku online clinic.

My Master of Science is from Gdansk University, 2014.

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Sylwia Latacz

Licensed Psychologist | Integrative Psychotherapist | eft couples THERAPIST

My name is Sylwia Latacz and I am a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist.

I earned my master’s degree in psychology in Jagiellonian University in Poland and than continued my education as integrative psychotherapist. In total, I completed 12 years of professional training. Since 2021 I work with individual clients and couples in Lisbon.

I support people in overcoming difficulties, finding a sense of authenticity and solutions in seemingly hopeless situations. I work primarily with expats who are looking for therapist who knows the specifics of the experience of living abroad.

For me, psychotherapy is not only a method of coping with difficulties, but above all it is a method of experiencing one’s life more deeply. Psychotherapy can be a path to deeper acceptance of oneself and others. I invite you to take this journey together.

My approach in therapy is a result of many years of learning about different therapy modalities. I’ve come to understand that there is no one approach superior to all others. What is truly effective is to understand what the client needs in a given moment.

Integrative Psychotherapy allows for a better adaptation of the work to the distinctive characteristics and needs of each client, enabling both therapist and client to utilize the best tools based on the type of problem, personality, and stage of therapy.

In my practice, I combine the following modalities:

Psychodynamic understanding of psychological problems, providing a deep focus on the roots of current difficulties by exploring early life experiences, relational patterns, and unconscious conflicts. This helps us understand why certain patterns were developed.

Experiential Therapies (such as Emotion-Focused Therapy), with a deep focus on active working through emotions. For a profound and lasting change to happen, we need to go beyond intellectual insight and engage with feelings on a felt level, allowing for emotional release and reorganization.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT, Schema Therapy), providing practicality and structure to the process. CBT helps to identify, challenge, and modify unhelpful thought patterns and maladaptive behaviors that maintain emotional distress.

I’m a member of Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Order of Portuguese Psychologists) no. 31224.

My Master of Science is from Jagielonian University, 2016.

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To guarantee high levels of professionalism our team works under continuous supervision and regularly engages in professional training. We bring together psychodynamic, CBT, and EFT - Emotion Focused modalities in therapy.