Osvaldo Santos
Clinical Psychologist · Psychotherapist · Researcher · Lecturer
"Clinical psychology, psychotherapy, research, teaching and health innovation — at the interface between individual care and population science."
I'm looking for psychological support
Psychotherapy for adults, in Lisbon and online, in English or Portuguese. Anxiety, depression, eating behaviour, obesity and chronic illness.
See psychotherapyI'm looking for scientific work
Publications, research projects, teaching, conferences and scientific or editorial collaborations.
See researchPsychology & psychotherapy consultations
Individual clinical care for adults, in hospital settings (Hospital Lusíadas, Lisbon) and private practice, in person or online.
Sessions in Portuguese and English
Registered with the Portuguese Psychologists Association (OPP) — professional registration no. 9088. General speciality: Clinical and Health Psychology. Advanced speciality: Psychotherapy. Verify registration in the OPP directory
Member of the Portuguese Association for Behaviour, Cognitive and Integrative Therapies (APTCCI)
A career at the interface of clinical care, science and public health.
I work as a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, as a researcher in environmental and behavioural health, as a university lecturer and as a scientific consultant. My activity bridges individual intervention and population-level evidence, with particular attention to the behavioural determinants of human and planetary health.
Domains of work
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Cognitive-behavioural, integrative and interpersonal approaches. Intervention in depression, anxiety, grief, psycho-oncology, chronic disease, obesity.
Environmental & Planetary Health
Behavioural determinants and impacts with synergistic effects on human and planetary health.
Public Health & Epidemiology
Population studies, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, psychometrics and health impact assessment.
Health Literacy & Communication
Risk communication, shared decision-making, behaviour change and health literacy.
Scientific Innovation & Consulting
Study design and evaluation, institutional consulting, Delphi panels and advisory boards.
Teaching & Training
University teaching, thesis supervision and executive training in health and behaviour change.
Featured publications
View all publications →- 2024
Santos, O., Santos, R. R., & Virgolino, A. (Eds.). (2024). Environmental health behavior: concepts, determinants, and impacts (1st ed.). Academic Press / Elsevier. eBook ISBN: 9780128242483.
· environmental health· behaviour change - 2017
Santos, O. (2017). Manual de métodos de avaliação em efetividade em intervenção psicológica. Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses.
· psychology· evaluation - 2012
Santos, O. (2012). Vencer a depressão. Deco Proteste. EAN 9789898045867.
· depression· mental health
Featured projects
View all projects →Municipal Health Strategies
Almada · Odivelas · Loures · Cascais · Mafra · Oeiras (em construção) · Desde 2018
Coordination of the co-construction process of the municipal health strategies of these municipalities in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (and of four corresponding action plans). Coordinator of two Municipal Health Promotion Observatories (in Cascais and Odivelas).
PARC — Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals
Horizon Europe (101057014) · Desde 2022
European partnership for chemical risk assessment for human and environmental health.
FOODCLIC — Integrated Urban Food System Policies
Horizon Europe (101060717) · Desde 2023
Applied research on integrated policies for healthy and sustainable urban food systems.
- Hospital Lusíadas Alfragide (Hospital Monsanto)Clinical Psychologist / Psychotherapist
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL)Invited Lecturer (formal Portuguese academic category: Assistente Convidado) · 30% appointment
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon (FMUL) · PARCResearcher, PARC project (formal Portuguese contractual category: Assistente de Investigação)
- AIDFM — Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento da Faculdade de MedicinaResearch Assistant
- ISAMB — Institute of Environmental Health · EnviHeB LabCoordinator, EnviHeB Lab
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger (UiS), NorwayPhD Student
- Unbreakable Idea ResearchCEO & Researcher