Professional path

Leo, was a surf athlete his whole teenagehood (2002-2010). He trained hard to achieve internacional levels of surfing. In 2010 he traveled the world (Australia and Asia) for 4 years.

In 2014 he studies 5 years of psychology in the University of Porto. In 2018 during his masters internship he discovers neurofeedback in the institute of neuroscience Neurobios, managed by his supervisor PHD Psychiatrist João Marques -Teixeira. During this period, Leo followed patients presenting different difficulties (depression, anxiety crises, epilepsy, etc.) and he observed dramatic changes through neurofeedback interventions.

He was so intrigued by this technique that he made his master thesis on neurofeedback and sport performance on young competitor surfers.

Following his master, Leo has done an EEG and neurofeedback traning given by Stens Corporation et Mind Media and validated by the BCIA (institution of reference). Then, he was trained continuously by experts in the matter, Dr. Brendan Parsons, founder of Neurologic and Dr. Mary Tracy director of Northern California Neurotherapy.

During that time, he worked for one year (2020-2021) in a private center with children in difficulties (autism spectrum disorder, impulsivity, attention deficits, dyslexia, etc.)

He also trained himself on an emotional therapeutic approach based the function of emotions to better deal with them.

Now, he's back at his origins, Lagos Portugal, to bring to the community he's therapeutic and mental coach services.