Catalina Riveros, oulu | Psykoterapeutti

Catalina Riveros

Psychological therapy Psychologist, Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)

oulu, pohjois pohjanmaa

Contact

Customer Groups

Adults 18-67y Elderly over 67y

Length of Therapy

Single consultation Long-term Short-term

Availability

Daytime appointments Evening appointments Weekend appointments

This therapist is a licensed psychologist and healthcare professional. They are not, however, a licensed psychotherapist and thus not eligible for e.g. Kela’s psychotherapy reimbursements. Read More.

I am a Billingual clinical psychologist located in Oulu. My main orientations are cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and emotionally focused therapy (EFT). At the moment I offer tele-health sessions and will open in person sessions later this year. I provide services in English and Spanish.

Psychotherapeutic Orientation

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
Other

Additional Training

Education of neuropsychologist Mindfulness

About me as a therapist

As a therapist I offer clients a safe space where through our therapeutic relationship the client can start to heal and work on difficult things in order to improve their well being and life quality. I listen carefully and try to understand well what are the emotional events and thought processes the client has and what coping mechanisms or defenses they use. I offer explanations that help the client understand their own internal events and work together with them to achieve both insight and change. The most important thing for me as a therapist is to have a strong and good relationship so clients feel secure and safe to express themselves freely.

About my therapy sessions

First contact is usually a free phone call or video meeting to talk a bit more about the clients needs and what they are looking to work on. This is usually only 15 minutes or less. During the first few sessions I will get to know the client better and the issues on a deeper level, and also talk about goals of therapy and so on, with which I can start formulating a treatment plan. This will be discussed and reviewed with the client throughout the whole therapy term to see what is and what isn't working.

Issues often worked with

Depression/Anxiety Relationship problems Burnout Challenges in parenting Low self-esteem Feeling bad Changing lifestyle Anxiety towards social situations Panic attacks Obsessive-compulsive disorder Phobia/fear Sexual problems Processing my past Challenging life situation Self-destructive thoughts Personal growth and development Gender or Sexual-Identity Questions Hurting yourself Personality disorders

Areas of Specialization

Diversity of Sexuality and Gender Multiculturalism / immigrants Obsessive-compulsive disorders Personality disorders

My professional background and knowledge

I have a bachelors in Psychology and Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and Behavioural Science. My professional background includes working as a psychologist in public health as part of a multidisciplinary team. I also have a diplomate certificate in neuropsychology and have worked in research at a dementia research center.
I obtained my Valvira license at the end of 2020 and have been working as a private practitioner since.

Client group

I work with adults 18 and older.
Most of my experience has been with anxiety and mood disorders (social anxiety, generalized anxiety,ocd, fobias, depression, etc).
I have more recently been studying about difficulties in relationships and couples.

First session price

70.00

Regular session price

70.00

Pricing details

15-20 minute prescreening call or video is free
50 minute sessions 70€
I have a few sliding scale spots for low income clients. this is evaluated on a case o case basis and will be addressed on the first session.