Psychologist in Marbella, with an online practice
PhD in Psychology and University of Málaga lecturer. I live in Marbella and see patients by video call, in Spanish and English.
What you get here that a directory does not give you
If you look for a psychologist in Marbella you will find two things: practices in the centre, with the parking on Ricardo Soriano, and online platforms that assign you a different therapist every time someone leaves the company. I offer what is in neither: I hold a PhD in Psychology, I teach at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Málaga, and your whole therapy is led by me, from the first session to discharge.
I work with therapy models that are brief by design: systemic, strategic, solution-focused and acceptance and commitment therapy. It is not express therapy. These models were built to solve the specific problem you bring, which is why most of the processes I see are resolved in five sessions on average, spread over a few months so the change settles.
Why online, living in Marbella
Because I know the area. I know what crossing the A-7 at six in the evening is like, what parking in the centre costs, and what it takes to hold a fixed hour every week when you work in hospitality or in season. Most of the therapies that get dropped in Marbella are not dropped because of the therapy: they are dropped because of the logistics.
By video call the session happens from your home or your office, with no travel and no waiting room, and in a place like Marbella that has one more advantage: you do not run into anyone you know at the door of a practice. If you travel or spend part of the year away, the process carries on the same.
And I work in English. In Marbella many couples are mixed and many people have only recently arrived; being able to talk about intimate things in your own language is not a small detail.
What I treat
How to start
I never see anyone for the first time without having spoken on the phone first. You call or message me, we talk for ten minutes at no cost, you tell me what is going on and I tell you frankly whether I can help with it. If I can, we set the first session.
Do you have a physical practice in Marbella?
No. I live in Marbella, but the practice is online only, by video call. I made that choice because for most of the processes I treat it works just as well, and it removes the biggest obstacle to keeping up a therapy in this area: the travel.
Do you see people from San Pedro, Estepona or Mijas?
Yes. Because sessions are by video call it makes no difference where you live: San Pedro de Alcántara, Nueva Andalucía, Estepona, Benahavís, Ojén, Mijas or Fuengirola. I also see people from Marbella who spend part of the year abroad, without interrupting the process.
How much does a psychologist in Marbella cost?
My session costs €100. What matters is the cost of the whole course of treatment: most of the processes I see are resolved in five sessions on average, that is, around €500 in total, spread over several months. Before the first session we talk for a few minutes on the phone, at no cost.
Does online therapy work as well as in person?
For the most common problems (anxiety, mood, couples, family) the available research finds comparable outcomes when therapy is delivered by video call. What does change is the logistics: fewer missed sessions and an easier process to sustain. If in the intro call I see that your case needs a different format, I will tell you.
Shall we talk for ten minutes?
No cost, no commitment. You tell me what is going on and I tell you whether I can help.
Could not reach me? Choose when I call you back
I reply personally. Sessions in Spanish and English, 100% online.