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Andreia A. Manão is a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology at the Lusófona University - Lisbon University Centre (LU-LUC). Over the past few years, she has received three awards from international and national associations, including the International Academy of Sex Research and the International Society for Sexual Medicine. Additionally, she has obtained three research fellowships on scientific projects and a PhD scholarship from the Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal). Manão teaches undergraduate psychology and the transdisciplinary master's program in sexology at LU-LUC. She is also a junior researcher at the HEI-Lab (Human-environment Interaction Lab). Currently, she is training to become a clinical psychologist and clinical sexologist through the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology, and has an advanced qualification in working with LGBTQIA+ people. She has authored scientific papers and contributed to a book chapter, employing both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Manão is a member of several respected organizations, including the International Academy of Sex Research, the International Society for Sexual Medicine, the Portuguese Association of Behavior Therapy, and the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Andreia Alexandra Gil Manão Alves Ribeiro

Citation names

  • Manão A. A.
  • Manão, Andreia A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1215-19A6-D3DA
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9376-6336

Websites

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2027
Ongoing
 [PhD in Clinical Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Orientation] Doutoramento em Psicologia Clínica (Doutoramento)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
2024 - 2025/03
Concluded
 [Postgraduate studies in Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis] Curso de pós-graduação em revisão sistemática e meta-análise (Pós-Graduação)
University Lisbon, Faculty of Psychology, Portugal
2024 - 2025
Concluded
 [Specialisation in Clinical Sexology] Curso de especialização em Sexologia Clínica (Diploma de especialização)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica, Portugal
 20
2022/10 - 2023/07
Concluded
 [Specialisation in Affirmative Approach to LGBTQ+ people] Especialização Avançada Pós- Universitária em Intervenção Psicossocial Afirmativa com Pessoas LGBTQ+ (138h) (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Português de Psicologia e Outras Ciências, Portugal
 19
2020/09 - 2022/07
Concluded
 [Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Approach] Mestrado em Intervenções Cognitivo-Comportamentais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Social safeness and self-compassion in the relationship between shame and depression in sexual minorities: A moderated-mediation model" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/09 - 2020/07
Concluded
 [Degree in psychology] Psicologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/02 - Current Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02 - Current [Pedagogical Department of the Student Nucleus] Departamento Pedagógico do Núcleo de Estudantes Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2023 - 2025 [Pedagogical Council - 3rd cycle student representative] Representante dos/as estudantes de 3º ciclo no Conselho Pedagógico Universidade Lusófona , Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/11 - Current [Member of Cost Action CA23153 - Digital Mental Health for Young People] Membro da Cost Action CA23153 - Digital Mental Health for Young People European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2024/11 - 2025/11 Trainee Clinical Psychologist - Professional internship to join the Order of Portuguese Psychologists [Psychology, Innovation and Knowledge Service of Lufósona University] Serviço de Psicologia, Inovação e Conhecimento da Universidade Lusófona, Portugal
2024/06 - 2024/11 [Provision of services in the project WeArTolerance (funded: la Caixa)] Prestação de serviços no âmbito do projeto WeArTolerance (financiamento: la Caixa) Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/08 Curricular internship - clinical work with LGBTQIA+ people] Estágio curricular - trabalho clínico com pessoas LGBTQIA+ Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/07 - 2022/06 [Provision of services as part of research projects] Prestação de serviços no âmbito de projetos de investigação Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Psicologia Médica, Portugal
2018/08 - 2019/09 [Trainee Volunteer for the Portuguese League Against Cancer] Voluntária Estagiária da Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/08 - 2029 Anthesis LGB+: an online CBT transdiagnostic intervention to reduce sexual distress related to sexual function in people who identify as lesbians, gay, bisexual, or other minoritized sexual orientations
2024.01234.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2024/09 - 2025/07 Transdiagnostic factors and sexual distress: a preliminary study with a clinical sample
RG 21-01
Research Fellow
Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
 European Society for Sexual Medicine
2024 - 2025 EMSEX- Erasmus Mundus in Human Sexology
101180316
Researcher
European Comission
2023/03 - 2024/09 A transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress: testing a pilot online intervention
2022.09087.PTDC
10.54499/2022.09087.PTDC
Research Fellow
Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/10 - 2023/02 Transdiagnostic factors and sexual distress: a preliminary study with a clinical sample
RG 21-01
Research Fellow
Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
 European Society for Sexual Medicine
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - Current Laboratórios Digitais de Ambientes e Interacções Humanas
UIDB/05380/2020
10.54499/UIDB/05380/2020
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Manão A. A.. Corresponding author: Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "O foco peniano e os problemas sexuais". In Prazer e poder Lisboa (These two authors contributed equally to this work), edited by By the Book. Lisboa, Portugal, 2024.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Patricia M. Pascoal; Gerhard Andersson; Vinicius Jobim Fischer; Andreia A. Manão; Oliveira, C.; Catarina F. Raposo; Pedro J. Rosa; et al. "Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress". 2025.
Conference poster
  1. Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Manão A. A.; Cátia Oliveira; Magda Sofia Roberto; Graça Santos; Tomada, Nuno. "Preliminary Partner-Focused Findings from Partnered Community and Clinical Samples in the Project "Transdiagnostic Factors and Sexual Distress: A Preliminary Study with a Clinical Sample"". Paper presented in 12º Congresso Bianual da Sociedade Europeia de Relações Familiares, 2025.
  2. Cristina Pablo; Manão A. A.; Maria Do Céu Salvador; Moura-Ramos, Mariana. "The Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire – short form (OBQ-20): psychometric properties and validation to European Portuguese". Paper presented in XII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia (SNIP), 2025.
  3. Manão A. A.; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Anthesis LGB+: A randomized controlled trial testing the feasibility of a CBT-transdiagnostic online intervention for sexual distress among LGB+ people: Study Protocol". Paper presented in XX PhD Meeting in Psychology, 2025.
  4. Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Andersson, Gerhard; Fischer, Vinicius; Manão A. A.; Cátia Oliveira; Catarina F. Raposo; Pedro Joel Rosa; et al. "Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress: Qualitative study". Paper presented in 4as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde, 2025.
  5. Patricia M. Pascoal; Gerhard Andersson; Vinicius Jobim Fischer; Andreia A. Manão; Oliveira, C.; Catarina F. Raposo; Pedro J. Rosa; et al. "Transdiagnostic Factors Associated with Help- Seeking Related to Sexual Distress". 2025.
  6. Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Catarina F. Raposo; Manão A. A.. "Is there a role for early maladaptive schema in sexual distress related to sexual function? Preliminary results of an exploratory study with a cross-sectional sample of adults in an exclusive dyadic relationship". Paper presented in 54th Congress of the European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT), 2024.
  7. Manão A. A.; Martins E.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "How do LGB+ people who perceive to have a sexual problem define sexual pleasure: A qualitative study". Paper presented in 50th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Berlin, Germany, 2024.
  8. Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Manão A. A.; Catarina F. Raposo; Fischer, Vinicius; Oliveira C.; Pedro Joel Rosa; Andersson, Gerhard. "Feasibility studies on Anthesis: A pilot randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for sexual distress related to sexual function". Paper presented in 50th Annual Conference of the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), Berlin, Germany, 2024.
  9. Manão A. A.; Carvalho S. A.; Forte, T.; Pascoal, P. M.. "Papel de profissionais a trabalhar em sexologia clínica com pessoas transgénero - estudo qualitativo". Paper presented in 18º Congresso Nacional, Reunião Ibérica de Andrologia, Medicina Sexual e Reprodução, Lisbon, Portugal, 2024.
  10. Patricia M. Pascoal; Andreia A. Manão; Catarina F. Raposo; Vinicius Jobim Fischer; Oliveira, C.; Pedro J. Rosa; Gerhard Andersson. "Feasibility studies on Anthesis". 2024.
  11. Andreia A. Manão; Edna Martins; Patricia M. Pascoal. "How do LGB+ people who perceive to have a sexual problem define a sexual pleasure". 2024.
  12. Manão, Andreia A.; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "A pilot randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention for sexual distress in LGB+ individuals: Study Protocol". Paper presented in European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT), Antalya, Turkey., 2023.
  13. Manão, Andreia A.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.; OLIVEIRA, CÁTIA; Catarina F. Raposo; Pedro Joel Rosa; Andersson, Gerhard. Corresponding author: Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "An Invitation to Dialogue about Anthesis: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based Intervention for sexual distress". Paper presented in European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT), Antalya, Turkey., 2023.
  14. Faustino, Bruno; Manão A. A.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Adaptation of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) to European Portuguese". Paper presented in European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies, 2023.
  15. Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Manão, Andreia A.; Edna Martins; Arnold van Emmerik. "Exploring Worries and Ruminations among CBT Therapists in Europe: Preliminary Results of a Qualitative Study". Paper presented in European Association for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies (EABCT), Antalya, Turkey., 2023.
  16. Manão A. A.; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Fatores relacionados com o distress sexual em pessoas LGB+: uma proposta de scoping review". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica (SPSC), Lisbon, Portugal, 2023.
  17. Pascoal, Patrícia M.; OLIVEIRA, CÁTIA; Catarina F. Raposo; Manão, Andreia A.; Andersson, Gerhard. Corresponding author: Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Anthesis program: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based intervention for sexual distress". Paper presented in 7th Conference European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2023.
  18. Manão, Andreia A.; Costa, Ivanilda B.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Clinical Sexologists’ Perceptions of the Potentials, Downfalls, and Best Practices for Digitally Delivered Therapy". Paper presented in 7th Conference European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII), Amsterdam, The Netherlands., 2023.
  19. Manão, Andreia A.; Costa, Ivanilda; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Melhores práticas para trabalhar com E-Saúde: Perceções de profissionais de sexologia clínica". Paper presented in 2as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde da Universidade da Beira Interior, 2023.
  20. Manão, Andreia A.; Costa, Ivanilda B. ; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Melhores práticas para trabalhar com E-Saúde: Perceções de profissionais de sexologia clínica [Apresentação de poster]". Paper presented in 2as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde da Universidade da Beira Interior, 2023.
  21. Manão A. A.; Costa, Ivanilda B. ; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Exploring the Pros and Cons of E-health: Insights from Clinical Sexologists". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2023: “Ciência e o Oceano Para Além do Horizonte”, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal., 2023.
  22. Manão A. A.; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Manão A. A., Carvalho S. A. & Pascoal P. M. (2023, 15-17 Dec) Sexual distress in LGB+ people: A proposal for a scoping review". Paper presented in 24th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, 2023.
  23. Manão, Andreia A.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Oliveira, Cátia; Raposo, C.F.; Rosa, P. J.; Fischer, Vinicius; Andersson, Gerhard. "An Invitation to Dialogue about Anthesis: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based Intervention for sexual". Paper presented in the 7th Conference European Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ESRII),, 2023.
  24. Patricia M. Pascoal; Oliveira, C.; Catarina F. Raposo; Andreia A. Manão; Gerhard Andersson. "Anthesis program". 2023.
  25. Bruno Faustino; Andreia A. Manão; Patricia M. Pascoal. "Adaptation of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ) to European Portuguese". 2023.
  26. Andreia A. Manão; Patricia M. Pascoal; Oliveira, C.; Catarina F. Raposo; Pedro J. Rosa; Gerhard Andersson. "An Invitation to Dialogue about Anthesis: a randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based Intervention for sexual distress". 2023.
  27. Andreia A. Manão; Ivanilda Benedito Costa; Patricia M. Pascoal. "Melhores práticas para trabalhar com E-Saúde". 2023.
  28. Patricia M. Pascoal; Andreia A. Manão; Edna Martins; Arnold van Emmerik. "Exploring Worries and Ruminations among CBT Therapists in Europe". 2023.
  29. Pereira, Ana Telma; Cabaços, Carolina; Soares S.; Araújo A; Manão, Andreia A.; Amaral AP; Sousa R; Macedo, António. "Relationship between personality, adherence to (mental) health behaviours and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic". Paper presented in Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online, 2022.
    10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.681
  30. Manão, Andreia A.; Pereira, Ana Telma; Cabaços, Carolina; Amaral AP; Soares M.J.; Macedo, António. "Worries during the COVID-19 pandemic ¿ which were the most prevalent and disturbing?". Paper presented in Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online, 2022.
    10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.504
  31. Pereira, Ana Telma; Cabaços, Carolina; Araújo A.; Manão, Andreia A.; Amaral AP; Soares MJ; Sousa R; Macedo, António. "From Perceived Vulnerability to Disease to Psychological Distress in times of COVID-19 pandemic". Paper presented in Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online, 2022.
    10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.682
  32. Pereira, Ana Telma; Cabaços, Carolina; Soares, Sara; Pacheco MJ; Manão, Andreia A.; Ana Araújo; Amaral AP; Sousa R; Macedo, António. "Adherence Scale to the Recommendations for Mental Health during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Portuguese General Directorate of Health (ASH-MH-COVID19) - Development and validation". Paper presented in 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online, 2022, 2022.
    10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.679
  33. Cabaços, Carolina; Pereira, Ana Telma; Pacheco MJ; Soares S; Manão, Andreia A.; Araújo A; Amaral AP; Sousa R; Macedo, António. Corresponding author: Cabaços, Carolina. "Adherence to the Recommendations from the Portuguese General Directorate of Health (GDH) during the COVID-19 pandemic: fear or prosocial behaviour?". Paper presented in 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Budapest & online, 2022.
    10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.792
  34. Carvalho F.; Macedo, António; Manão A. A.; Azevedo J.; Marques C.; Marques M.; Carneiro M.; et al. "Validation of the Short Form of the Self-Compassion Scale in a sample of Portuguese Medicine Students". Paper presented in Trabalho apresentado em 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual), 4-7 June, 2022.
    10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.472
  35. Manão, Andreia A.; Seabra D.; Salvador, Maria do Céu. Corresponding author: Manão, Andreia A.. "External and Internal Shame Scale: Adaptation and Validation for Portuguese Sexual Minorities (SM-EISS)". Paper presented in 3rd edition of the International Conference on LGBT+ Psychology and Related, 2022.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.28294.86089
  36. Cabaços, Carolina; Pereira, Ana Telma; Mário Carneiro; Frederica Carvalho; Manão, Andreia A.; Ana Araújo; Macedo, António. "Stigma towards mental illness in med students: you label me, I label you?". Paper presented in 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual), 4-7 June, 2022.
  37. Pereira, Ana Telma; Cabaços, Carolina; Dias A.; Araújo A.; Manão, Andreia A.; Amaral AP; Soares M.J.; Sousa R.; Macedo, António. "Portuguese validation of the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Questionnaire". Paper presented in 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual), 4-7 June, 2022.
  38. Cabaços, Carolina; Macedo, António; Soares S.; Manão, Andreia A.; Araújo A.; Amaral A.P.; Sousa R.; Pereira, Ana Telma. "As pessoas com história de problema psicológico ou psiquiátrico aderem mais ou menos às Recomendações da DIRECÇÃO GERAL DA SAÚDE (DGS) para minimizar o impacto da COVID-19?". Paper presented in XV Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria, 2021.
  39. Manão, Andreia A.; Carneiro, Mário; Carvalho, Frederica; Barros, Monalisa; Cabaços, Carolina; Brito, Maria João; Araújo, Ana; et al. "Maslach Burnout Inventory – Students Survey: Validation For Portuguese Medical Students". Paper presented in 21st WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (Virtual), 2021.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.17827.12323
Journal article
  1. Andreia A. Manão; Daniel Seabra; Maria Do Céu Salvador. "The role of social safeness and self-reassurance in the relationship between shame related to sexual orientation and depressive symptoms in LGB+ people". Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (2025): https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2025.2481977.
    10.1080/10911359.2025.2481977
  2. Sérgio A. Carvalho; Teresa Forte; Andreia A. Manão; Patrícia M. Pascoal. "Clinicians’ Experiences in Transgender Healthcare: The Impact of Sexology Training on Roles, Challenges, and Solutions". Gender Issues (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-024-09347-3.
    10.1007/s12147-024-09347-3
  3. Andreia A. Manão; Margarida Brazão; Patrícia M. Pascoal. "How to Define Sexual Health? A Qualitative Analysis of People’s Perceptions". International Journal of Sexual Health (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2024.2422512.
    10.1080/19317611.2024.2422512
  4. Hugo Fonseca; Andreia A. Manão; Laura Lemos; Marina Cunha; Diogo Carreiras. "The Portuguese version of the societal attitudes towards autism (SATA) scale: Psychometric properties, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability". British Journal of Special Education (2024): https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12544.
    10.1111/1467-8578.12544
  5. Martins, Edna M.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.; Manão A. A.; Rosa, Pedro J.. Corresponding author: Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "The Interplay of Worry and Relationship Satisfaction to Understand Sexual Distress: An APIM Study with Heterosexual Couples Using Cross-Sectional Data". Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy (2024): 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0092623x.2024.2391390.
    10.1080/0092623x.2024.2391390
  6. Catarina F. Raposo; Pedro J. Nobre; Andreia A. Manão; Patrícia M. Pascoal. "Understanding sexual distress related to sexual function (SDRSF): A preliminary framework based on a qualitative study with clinical sexologists". International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100473.
    10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100473
  7. Manão A. A.; Seabra, D.; Salvador, M. C.. "Measuring Shame Related to Sexual Orientation: Validation of Sexual Minority—External and Internal Shame Scale (SM-EISS)". Sexuality Research and Social Policy (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-024-00976-7.
    10.1007/s13178-024-00976-7
  8. Rodrigues, M. G.; Manão A. A.; Tomada, Nuno; Pascoal, P. M.. "The role and needs of family doctors in sexual medicine: contributions of a preliminary Portuguese qualitative study for a global action". International Journal of Impotence Research (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41443-024-00864-z.
    Published • 10.1038/s41443-024-00864-z
  9. Guerreiro, P. P.; Raposo, C.F.; Salvador, Ágata; Manão A. A.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "A transdiagnostic approach to sexual distress and pleasure: The role of worry, rumination, and emotional regulation". Current Psychology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05320-7.
    10.1007/s12144-023-05320-7
  10. Manão A. A.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Body Dissatisfaction, Cognitive Distraction, and Sexual Satisfaction in a Sample of LGB+ People: A Mediation Study Framed by Cognitive Psychology Models of Sexual Response". Healthcare (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11222930.
    10.3390/healthcare11222930
  11. Manão A. A.; Martins, E. ; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "What Sexual Problems Does a Sample of LGB+ People Report Having, and How Do They Define Sexual Pleasure: A Qualitative Study to Inform Clinical Practice". Healthcare (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212856.
    10.3390/healthcare11212856
  12. Costa, Ivanilda B.; Manão A. A.; Pascoal, Patrícia M.. "Clinical Sexologists’ Perceptions of the Potentials, Downfalls, and Best Practices for Digitally Delivered Therapy: A Lesson from Lockdown Due to COVID-19 in Portugal". Behavioral Sciences 13 5 (2023): 376. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13050376 (The two first authors contributed equally to this work).
    Published • 10.3390/bs13050376
  13. Pereira, Ana Telma; Brito, M J; Cabaços, Carolina; Carneiro M; Carvalho F; Manão A. A.; Araújo A; Pereira D; Macedo, António. "The Protective Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship between Perfectionism and Burnout in Portuguese Medicine and Dentistry Students". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 5 (2022): 2740-2740. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052740.
    10.3390/ijerph19052740
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Social safeness and self-compassion in the relationship between shame and depression in sexual minorities: A moderated-mediation model". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2022.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/05/16 Fatores relacionados com a satisfação sexual em pessoas LGB+: insatisfação corporal e distração cognitiva 2º Seminário Internacional – Interdisciplinar a Visibilidade LGBTQIA+
UBI (Covilhã, Portugal)
2024/11/13 Sexual communication and sexual distress related to sexual function: Preliminary qualitative results with partnered adults XVII Congresso International de Psicologia Clínica
2024/09/26 Desafios de profissionais de saúde nos cuidados de saúde a pessoas transgénero: resultados preliminares de um estudo qualitativo XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Psicologia e 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/09/26 Preocupações e ruminações relacionadas com a prática clínica: um estudo qualitativo que divulga vozes de terapeutas europeus XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Psicologia e 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/02/08 The role and needs of Family Doctors in Sexual Medicine: Contributions of a preliminary Portuguese qualitative study for a global action ESSM Congress 2024
European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) (Bary, Italy)
2024/02/02 Pessoas LGB+ com problemas sexuais: como definem o prazer sexual? Um estudo qualitativo 15º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde
Campus Universitário da Egas Moniz School of Health & Science (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/02/02 Perceção da Utilidade das Intervenções Digitais em Sexologia Clínica: Um estudo qualitativo Europeu 15º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde
Campus Universitário da Egas Moniz School of Health & Science (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/12/16 Challenges in transgender care through a qualitative lens: provisional results about sexual medicine professionals´ opinions 24th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine, 2023
International Society FOR SEXUAL MEDICINE (ISSM) (Dubai)
2023/03/31 Self-informed practices: How do sexologists define sexual distress? IV Internacional Congress of the CINEICC
Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/03/31 A project for the study of transdiagnostic factors associated with sexual distress among a clinical sample of people with sexual dysfunction IV Internacional Congress of the CINEICC
Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (Coimbra, Portugal) (Coimbra)
2023/03/31 Using a systematic review of the literature to inform a psychosocial model of sexual distress IV Internacional Congress of the CINEICC
Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/12/12 - Current WORLD CAFÉ: Ciência com impacto social: Envolvendo as comunidades na estratégia científica do HEI-Lab para combater a violência e os seus efeitos na saúde mental (2024/12/12) Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2022/03 - Current PRIDE, É TEMPO! PESSOAS, HISTÓRIAS E MEMÓRIAS | EXPOSIÇÃO - OPEN ACCESS VIRTUAL PHOTO GALLERY (XXIII Cultural Week of the University of Coimbra; funded by the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and the University of Coimbra) (2022)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018/09/06 - 2018/09/08 Volunteer in the Organization of the 10th Congress AIDAP/AIDEP: diagnostic and psychological assessment (2018/09/06 - 2018/09/08)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/05/21 - Current Discussant at "II Edição LGBTQuê?" - event entitled "Conceptualizar e Intervir na Saúde de Pessoas LGBTQIA+: Paradigmas da Saúde Sexual e da Saúde Mental"
Conference
ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2025/05/14 - Current Discussant at "Clinical Meeting" event entitled "Abordagem Transdiagnóstica em Sexologia".
Meeting
Clínica Diferenças, Portugal
2024/03/05 - 2024/03/05 Participation as a speaker
Meeting
 Jornadas de Sexologia
Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2020/10/23 - 2022/12/18 Mindful Self-Compassion (8 weeks + retreat) MSC
Upaya Institute and Zen Center, United States

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/01/01 - Current International Society for Sexual Medicine Full member
2023/05/19 - Current Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology/ Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica Member
2023/03/30 - Current Portuguese Association of Behavior Therapy/ Associação Portuguesa de Terapia do Comportamento Member
2023/02/01 - Current International Academy of Sex Research Student Member
2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31 International Society for Sexual Medicine Student member
2021/11 - 2022/12 rede ex aequo - LGBTI Youth Association and supporters, Portugal Coordinator of the Coimbra branch

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/12 - Current World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) Congress 2025 - Australia World Association for Sexual Health

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Advanced Academic Skills Laboratory / Laboratório Avançado de Competências Académicas Transdisciplinary Masters in Sexology Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2025/02 - 2025/07 Qualitative Research Methodology Degree in Psychology Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Models of Human Behavior / Modelos de Comportamento Humano Degree in Psychology Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/07 Sexual Development and Behavior II / Desenvolvimento e Comportamento Sexual II Transdisciplinary Masters in Sexology Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/01 History of Psychology / História da Psicologia Degree in Psychology Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Academic Skills Laboratory / Laboratório de Competências Académicas Degree in Psychology Universidade Lusófona , Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2024 Student Research Development Award
International Academy of Sex Research, United States
2024 Best abstract presentation on Psychosexual, gender and sexology (Pascoal P.M. & Manão A.A.)
International Society for Sexual Medicine, United States
2021 Best poster in the XV National Congress of Psychiatry (Cabaços et al.)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 PhD scholarship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal