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ctoledovera
Joined 2013
Posts: 13

10 years ago

English Speaking Psychologist

10 years ago

Hello,

I have joined this expat community and have enjoyed reading very thourough answers and questions.
My main interest is to exchange views and ideas with the expat community living in Chile. I recieved a lot of help in England when we left Chile as a family in 1974. We lived with an amazing Quaker family until we were ready to rent a home. we moved around iverpool a bit and then lived i Hylake for the rest of our residence in England which, in my case, mounted to thirteen years.
I am a Chilean and still have a lot of English left in me. I remember when I arrived in Chile, in 1987, and everyone called me La Gringa". Not becauseof my hair (black) and eyes (brown) or skin (olive), but because i spoke English much better than Spanish. My first year in udergraduate course was spent with the Spanish dictionary as my bible.
When you live so long in two cultures I think that you never really feel that you totally belong to either. And that the only thing we can do with this information is to be creative about it. And take risks. I live in the Ñuñoa area of Santiago in a comfortable house that I rent along with my two young teens, a dog, three cats and a very firendly rabbit. I have worked both as a psychologist and a bilingual agent (translations, interpretations, bilingual assistance) and mmostly, as an independent agent. Although I have had the luck to have received job training with the British Embassy for whom I have worked as an independent agent for 5 years now. .

I am currently offering my psychological services in English. I have had many English speaking patients yet have never really promoted this service.

Over the years I have strenghten my knowledge in constructivist theory and have applied this to brief systemic therapy. I feel that constructivism is a very humane way of counselling a person (therapy is based on the persons explanation and perspective of situations - not a negation of them. The person´s reality is central to the therapeutical process). Brief systemic therapy menas that it is focused on change, a very specific and clear change that will be a way of measuring the success of the therapy. There is constant evaluation and although many topics can be touched during the session, the focus will always be kept on the issue agreed upon during the first sessions. Because the area is focused and specific, the therapy can be brief. IT would be expected that the person can integrate this new attitude to Other areas of life. Psychotherapy is an ongoing process and we can find answers in many activities. Not just in psychotherapy. Sports, hobbiers, volunteer work, social participation are all part of what makes us keep going and being grateful for what live is giving you. Well, and it is a good idea to undergo psychotherapy during different stages of life. You keep growing all your life.

Well, apart from this service that I am offering -and if anyone is interested please PM me, I will e happy to answer- I will of course be watching out for when I can help with settling in to Chile.
Best for all, Claudia Toledo

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