Before writing to a psychology center it is normal to want to know what you are going to find inside. That is what this page is about: which models we work with (EMDR, IFS, contextual therapies such as ACT), how we put each process together and what you can expect along the way, at the practice in Málaga or, depending on the process, online. No jargon, or the bare minimum of it.
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Almost everything we see has something in common: it serves a purpose. Nobody looks at their phone two hundred times a day on a whim, or stays in a relationship that hurts just because. Something inside is looking for relief and finds it where it can. That is why we talk about ways of managing deep pain: the label “vice” explains nothing of what is behind it.
That outlook orders everything else. We do not start by asking you to stop doing what you do; we start by understanding what part it plays in your life and what is underneath. Change comes afterward, on solid ground. And guilt is not among our tools: in most of the processes we support, guilt is part of the problem, so we are not going to use it to push you.
We work with several models and combine them according to each case. None of them works miracles on its own: they are different ways of working, with research behind them. We tell you about them the same way we would explain them to you in session.
The best known is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which suggests something almost counterintuitive: stop fighting with every uncomfortable thought or emotion, make room for them, and put that energy into building a life that looks like your values. That ability to move toward what matters to you even when distress is there is what we call psychological flexibility. They are the basis of a good part of the individual work at the center.
In the same family are FAP, which uses what happens in the relationship with your psychologist itself as material to work with, and DBT, which brings concrete tools for emotional regulation. They sound like laboratory acronyms; in session they are far simpler than they seem.
There are memories the brain files badly. Instead of being put away as the past, they stay right at the surface, and anything at all wakes them up as if they had only just happened. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a technique backed by scientific evidence that helps process traumatic memories through bilateral stimulation (the typical example is guided eye movements) while the memory is worked on in a safe environment.
We use it in trauma, in dependency and in anxiety, because underneath many relationships that trap you there are experiences that were never digested.
The Internal Family Systems model starts from an idea almost everyone recognizes the moment they hear it: different parts live inside you. One that wants to leave that relationship and another that gets frightened just thinking about it. One that demands without rest and another that is worn out. When there is dependency, trauma, anxiety or depression, some of those parts are wounded or have been silenced for years, and that inner conflict shows.
IFS gives them a voice. The goal is to understand what each one is protecting you from, and for them to live together with less noise, instead of one winning the war against the rest. In session it is far more concrete work than it sounds, nothing esoteric.
Sometimes distress does not live inside one person: it lives between people. Systemic intervention looks at relationships and works with couples and families on communication, on the dynamics that do harm, and on something that is extremely hard when you love someone who is going through a bad time: supporting without overprotecting.
A weekly individual session is the basis of almost any process, but sometimes it falls short, above all with dependency. Isolation, shame, or an environment that does not know how to help are not resolved in the office alone. Our answer is what we call the “formula”: combining several spaces when the case calls for it.
The central pillar of the process. A space that is only yours, where we work on the emotional root of what is happening to you, with a plan of its own for your case.
Individual therapy in MálagaSharing what is yours with people who are in something similar breaks the silence that usually comes with dependency. In the groups (anxiety, depression, emotional dependency and emotional regulation) we work on self-esteem, boundaries and social skills.
Group therapyWhen one person is having a hard time, the people around them are too. Family sessions to improve communication and look again at the dynamics that do not help.
Family therapyNon-invasive brain training that helps regulate the nervous system. We use it as a complement to psychotherapy when there is high anxiety, insomnia or difficulty concentrating. It is not a separate service here: it goes inside the therapy process, supporting the work done in session.
Neurofeedback in MálagaHow is the combination decided? In the first assessment interview we listen to your case and suggest a specific plan, made to measure: it is built with you and reviewed as the process goes on. The full map is in all our services.
Our specialty is emotional dependency and compulsive relationships, and out of that same work come addictions: phone and social media, shopping, sex, work, food. We also support anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and insomnia in individual therapy.
You may notice that trauma does not have a page of its own. That is on purpose: it shows up in almost all of the processes above, so we work on it across the board, above all with EMDR and IFS.
Psychologist · Co-founder of PsicoDiversa · registered with the Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Andalucía Oriental, membership no. AO12783
She graduated in Psychology from the University of Málaga and specialized in Health Psychology at the International University of La Rioja, and she sees clients in Spanish and in English.
Psychologist · Co-founder of PsicoDiversa · registered with the Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Andalucía Oriental, membership no. AO14623
Before turning to psychology she spent seven years as a social worker with people in vulnerable situations, and it shows in how she treats people.
You do not have to arrive knowing whether yours is EMDR, ACT or a group. That is our job. Tell us what is going on and we will suggest where to start; from there, you decide.
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In the first assessment interview. We listen to what is happening to you, since when, and what you have already tried, and we suggest a plan: which model to start with and whether it makes sense to combine spaces (individual, group, family). The proposal is decided with you and reviewed as the process goes on; nothing is set in stone.
EMDR is scientifically supported as a technique for processing traumatic memories. On the blog we go over what the research says. And said honestly: no approach works the same way for everyone and we are not going to promise you results. If something is not moving, we talk about it and adjust the plan; that is why we work with several models and not with only one.
It depends on each case, and be wary of anyone who gives you a closed timeframe without knowing you. We review with you how the process is going, far from promises along the lines of “in eight weeks you will be better,” and the ending is decided between the two sides, without dragging it out for no reason.
No. The acronyms (ACT, EMDR, IFS) are our business; you do not need to study them. In session everything is explained with examples from your own life, and you can ask whatever you like, including “why are we doing this?” That is a question we like being asked.
Yes. We see people from all over Spain online: it is the same work as at the in-person practice, without the travel. There is a page with all the detail on online therapy. For the other processes, write to us and we will look at it case by case.
Book a free 15-minute introductory call. We explain how we work and you decide, with no obligation.
Tell us what is going on, in your own words. You can come without mentioning any approach and without bringing anything prepared. We get in touch however you prefer.
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