Best psychologists in Spain: TOP 10 doctors

Doctor Bendeck is a General Practitioner as well as a Family and an Emergency Doctor. He has been working in Gibraltar and in Andalucía since 2014.

In his career, he has worked for ‘Doctors Without Borders’ (Médicos Sin Fronters-MSF) in some twenty countries. He mentions this because of the way that this organisation’s values with patients, has marked his way of working, as someone with a genuine humanitarian commitment.

He will thus be attending you personally and regularly at Satori as I will go and hold his clinics there. He will thus get to know you personally, and you can work together in a more personal manner.

Dr Bendeck purpose is to make you feel personally cared for.

Louise is a Certified Drug And Alcohol Addiction Counsellor (Practitioner Member of AP; ICADC; MBACP).

She has studied at The Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF); The Metanoia Institute; Bath University; and London South Bank University (LSBU)..

Louise has a MSc. In Addiction Psychology And Counselling with Distinction (LSBU); a qualification in Interpersonal Group Therapy (Action On Addiction); and a certificate in Schema Therapy (The Institute Of Schema Therapy, London).

Louise’s practice is trauma-informed and she is currently working towards certification as an EMDR therapist.
She has worked in addiction treatment centres since 2009, both in Spain and the UK.

Louise is passionate about supporting others to develop connection and mean in their lives.

A fully qualified Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist with a background in Coaching Psychology and over 10 years of experience working with people with diverse needs. A pre-accreditated member of the Irish Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy and an accredited member of the Association for Coaching. Compassionate listener, empathic, self-motivated, creative, honest and resilient individual with an array of transferable skills. Seeking new opportunities where I can utilize my skillset in the delivery of mental health care treatment services.

As an Integrative Therapist, she has experience working with individuals and groups presenting with a diversity of mental health difficulties. Her training provides her with a variety of theoretical frameworks that allow her to tailor her work to meet the needs of each client; including but not limited to Person-Centred Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Internal Family Systems, Choice Theory, Coaching and Mindfulness. She provides a safe, authentic therapeutic space to support clients in finding healthy ways of coping with emotional, personal, social, and psychological difficulties.

I am a CBT therapist with extensive experience from work in addiction, crime and mental illness since the year 2000. I have worked both in social services, correctional services, addiction treatment and as a therapist in treatment homes. With my own experience with the disease of addiction, I am today a recovering alcoholic and as part of Satori’s team I offer both group and individual treatment.

With great humility and heart, is my foundation in CBT – cognitive behavioural therapy and the 12-step program.
I have a background in behavioural science university degree, training in ACT-acceptance and commitment theory, MI-motivational interviewing, supervisor training and NADA-acupuncture. For the past 11 years, I have worked as Operations Manager within private addiction treatment for adults and in family home care for children and young people.

I feel extremely grateful to be part of the team at Satori Recovery, which exudes care, professionalism and has a collective solid experience. With elements of spirituality, and a wonderful environment, Satori is a safe place for recovery.

Education:

• Complutense University of Madrid (2016): PhD in Psychology. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Victims, PhD Thesis. Cum Laude.
• Complutense University of Madrid: Master of Clinical and Health Psychology.
• Spanish School of Psychotherapy (2009): Expert in psychotherapy and psychodrama.
• University of Salamanca (2007): Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

Professional Experience:

• Head Coordinator of HM Hospital Psychology Unit (2021-present).
• College Professor at Camilo Jose Cela University (2023-present).
• LISA Institute Security Education: Coordinating Professor of the Course: Prevention of Psychological Disorders in Victims of Terrorism (2018-present).

Licenses and Certifications:

• Member of the Spanish Society of Clinical and Health Psychology (SEPCYS).
• Member of the Official College of Psychologists of Madrid.

Degree in Psychology, Clinical and Health Specialty from the Complutense University of Madrid. Master's Degree in General Health Psychology from the Francisco de Vitoria University. University Specialist in the Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders from the National University of Distance Education.

Psychologist Responsible for Almirall's "From the Skin to the Soul" Project at the Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda University Hospital. Responsible for Group Workshops on Relaxation Techniques and Mindfulness in private practice.

Currently works as an adult psychologist at the Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Service at the HM Puerta del Sur University Hospital, a psychologist at the Aviation Medicine Unit of the HM-Gabinete Velázquez Polyclinic, and a psychologist at the Diabetes Unit at the HM Montepríncipe Hospital. Collaborating Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the San Pablo CEU University, along with a working private practice.

• Specializes in providing Psychological First Aid and mental health support.
• Utilizes evidence-based therapies for anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, and stress disorders.
• International experience includes training in the United States.
• Certified by Johns Hopkins University in Psychological First Aid.
• Completed Harvard University's 'Culture of Health' and 'Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies' programs.
• Member of the U.S. Department of State's AWE program for women entrepreneurs.
• Offers online consultations for patients requiring psychological treatments.