Members of our team
We offer the possibility of following a therapy in English. This may be a recommended option both for people in Valencia who have English as their mother tongue and for people who are more fluent in English than they are in Spanish or Catalan. It is usually preferred to speak with your therapist in your mother tongue, but if that is not possible, useful therapy work can also be done in another language provided that therapist and client can communicate reliably. If you would like to receive consultation in English please contact David or Jeffrey.
David Picó
My first training, before studying psychology and gestalt therapy, was as a musician and computer scientist. My PhD in computer science was in the field of artificial intelligence and human language. As a musician (pianist and singer) I have always been keen about the difficulties in expression and how the body of the musician, and anyone’s responds to the emotional state. For these and other reasons I started to learn about different therapies. Gestalt Therapy interested me for its theoretical rigor, and its emphasis on creativity and spontaneity necessary for the artist and for everyone else.
Contacto: 657 012 800 - david@terapiados.net
Jeffrey Varela
Our life is created moment to moment due to the interaction with our environment. The relationship with family, friends, school, physical illness, or any kind of relation, can sometimes cause difficulties and the feeling of not living life as we would like to. The search to find other possible ways of life is what led me to personal counselling and to study psychology and Gestalt psychotherapy. Accepting ourselves as unique and unrepeatable we can regain the freedom to choose how we live our lives. Another aspect in which I am very interested is meeting with the joy and vitality despite the joint immobility, emotional and physical pain caused by physical illness, or other reasons. The psychological and emotional support to people living with HIV, haemophilia, was what led me to become interested in other disorders.
Contacto: 622 345 460 - jeffrey@terapiados.net
Carmen Del Barrio
As a patient I became interested in therapy 20 years ago. Some time later I began studying psychology. During this time i kept searching for other ways of support, other ways that would help me grow. In this journey I have received therapy and training in Sensitive Gestalt massage, Reiki, chakra therapy, and Ericksonian Hypnosis. I also found very useful using body psychotherapy. After this journey I felt I needed something to frame all this and I found Gestalt Therapy, which has allowed me to build and keep on building a sense that unifies everything that interests me. After all this time I feel that everything I have learned is part of a structure that I continue developing. This is what I rely on to develop my work.
Contacto: 619 319 700 - carmen@terapiados.net
Cristina De la Cuadra
Once i finished my psychology degree i began to seek other ways of meeting people that were valid for me and were based in a profound respect for the essence of each individual. I trained in sexology, psychoanalysis and psychodrama. I kept looking and came across Gestalt and field theory. My constant concern and my interest for people makes me understand Gestalt therapy as way to connect with the world. Today I feel I have found a way to approach my profession and my personal life. Giving support and helping growth becomes my passion and this is what my work is about.
Contacto: 617 707 183 - cristina@terapiados.net
