Who we are

Who we are

SPES Space

Health, Psychotherapy, Education and Clinical Sexology

At SPES, we believe that psychological and relational well-being stems from a careful and integrated approach to each individual. The SPES team includes professionals in Psychology, Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Clinical Sexology, and Social Work, also collaborating with medical professionals in an interdisciplinary and human-centered approach. We value the uniqueness of each story and view emotional, relational, and physical challenges as interconnected parts of a system.

We offer specialized support for adults, couples, families, adolescents, and children, promoting balance between body, mind, and relationships. Our approach is systemic, based on deep listening, technical rigor, and the therapeutic relationship as a space for the joint construction of meaning and possibility.

Each person who seeks us out is received with respect, care, and dedication. We believe that hope is born from encounters with others—and it is this hope that we wish to cultivate, one gesture at a time.

At SPES, we believe that truly caring for someone involves listening to them completely—to their emotions, their relationships, their body, and their context. It was with this vision that our team was born: a group of professionals from complementary fields, united by a common commitment to promoting mental, relational, and sexual health in an integrated, rigorous, and humane way.

We are a team with specialized training in Psychology, Systemic Psychotherapy, Family and Couple Therapy, Clinical Sexology, and Social Work, also collaborating with medical professionals in an interdisciplinary and human-centered approach.

We work in a coordinated and multidisciplinary way, guided by a systemic approach that recognizes the person as part of a broader system of relationships, contexts, and histories.

Psychotherapy for adults, children, and adolescents, Family Therapy, and Clinical Sexology are at the heart of our work—as therapeutic spaces where it is possible to reflect on suffering, make sense of difficulties, and build paths to change and well-being. We value attentive listening, based on respect, ethics, and scientific knowledge, that sensitively welcomes each individual, relational, or sexual story.

Um quadro de cortiça com um bilhete e um coração nele.

Our team

We share a love for teamwork and the complexities of human relationships.

We believe that care gains strength through encounters: between professionals, between different areas of knowledge, and above all, between people.

At SPES, each professional brings their own experience, but it is through dialogue and collaboration that we find the best answers for those who seek our help. Because well-being is born from deep listening—and hope is built in relationship.

Sara Semedo

Founder and Director of Espaço SPES

Clinical and Health Psychologist | Psychotherapist | Family and Couples Therapist | Clinical Sexologist

OPP professional card no. 7464

John Moreira

Specialist Physician in General and Family Medicine | Sex Therapist

Professional license OM no. 62662

Sandra Marta

Social Worker | Family and Couple Therapist

Professional license OAS no. 01417

Tiago Mendes

Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist, and Family Therapist

OPP professional card no. 9635

Carolina Machado Silva

Clinical and Health Psychologist

OPP professional card no. 28527

Rafaela Sanches

Medical Resident specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Professional license OM no. 74076

Sofia Knittel

Clinical and Health Psychologist

OPP professional card no. 29496

Inês Monteiro Lopes

Medical Resident specializing in Psychiatry

Professional license OM no. 66606