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FIlipe Afonso

@filipeafonso

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Bilingual counsellor and psychotherapist specialising in affirmative care.

Ireland

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What I'm looking for

I seek a collaborative, inclusive clinical role offering diverse client work, professional development, and multidisciplinary teamwork, with emphasis on LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity-affirming care.

I am a bilingual counsellor and psychotherapist with over 14 years of clinical experience and focused psychotherapy practice, dual-qualified in Counselling & Psychotherapy and Clinical Measurement Physiology. I bring trauma-informed, neurodiversity-aware, and LGBTQIA+ affirmative approaches to individual therapy, recognised for empathy, critical thinking, and calm collaboration in high-pressure settings.

I have delivered counselling in private and organisational settings, completed advanced postgraduate training in affirmative psychosocial interventions, and held senior clinical roles in respiratory physiology that sharpened my multidisciplinary teamwork and clinical decision-making. I am passionate about supporting diverse populations through anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, insomnia, and suicide prevention.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Current

Private Practice

Jun 2025 - Present (4 months)

Provides integrative, person-centred psychotherapy with an LGBTQIA+ affirmative and neurodiversity-informed approach to treat anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions for diverse adult clients.

Person Centred Approach LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Practice CBT Risk Assessment Clinical Decision Making

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Pro Consult

Jan 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 7 months)

Delivered psychotherapy and counselling services across client caseloads, applying affirmative interventions and risk assessment to support mental health and wellbeing.

Psychotherapy LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Practice CBT Risk Assessment Clinical Documentation

Chief Respiratory Physiologist

Bons Secours Hospital

Nov 2023 - Aug 2025 (1 year 9 months)

Led respiratory physiology services, overseeing clinical operations and quality of diagnostic testing across the department to support patient respiratory care.

Clinical Leadership Team Management Quality Assurance Patient Care

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

PCI College

Sep 2024 - May 2025 (8 months)

Provided counselling and therapeutic support within an educational setting, supervising and supporting student client work and practice-based learning.

Counselling CBT Clinical Teaching Documentation

Counselling Placement

Let's Get Talking Galway

Mar 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 4 months)

Delivered short-term counselling interventions within a community service, managing caseloads and contributing to multidisciplinary care for adults.

Short Term Counselling Suicide Prevention Risk Assessment

Senior Respiratory Physiologist

Mallow General Hospital

Oct 2014 - Nov 2023 (9 years 1 month)

Delivered respiratory physiology services including diagnostic testing and clinical support across inpatient and outpatient services, contributing to improved patient pathways.

Clinical Assessment Patient Care Service Delivery Quality Control

Senior Respiratory Physiologist

Portiuncula General Hospital

May 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year 6 months)

Performed advanced respiratory diagnostic testing and supported clinical teams with assessment and management of respiratory patients in acute care settings.

Sleep Studies Clinical Assessment Respiratory Care Patient Education Clinical Documentation

Senior Respiratory Physiologist

Cork University Hospital

Apr 2014 - Apr 2018 (4 years)

Conducted comprehensive respiratory diagnostics and supported specialist teams in managing complex respiratory conditions within a tertiary hospital setting.

Clinical Assessment Respiratory Care Patient Safety

Senior Respiratory Physiologist

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals

Jan 2014 - Mar 2014 (2 months)

Provided respiratory physiology services in an NHS trust, performing diagnostic tests and contributing to clinical care pathways for respiratory patients.

NHS Clinical Practice Team Collaboration Clinical Documentation Quality Assurance

Respiratory Physiologist

University College Hospital Galway

Sep 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 4 months)

Performed respiratory diagnostic testing and supported clinical teams in patient assessment and management during early professional practice.

Clinical Assessment Patient Care Diagnostic Tests

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Portuguese Institute of Psychology

Postgraduate Diploma, LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Psychosocial Interventions

2024 - 2025

Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Affirmative Psychosocial Interventions for LGBTQIA+ individuals focusing on affirmative therapeutic approaches.