Joana Maria Aleluia Gomes Sequeira, completed her PhD in Psychology, Specialization in Clinical Psychology in 2012 from the University of Coimbra, also obtaining in 2012 the title of Specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology awarded in Consortium by the Polytechnic Institutes of Santarém, Viseu and Viana do Castelo. He obtained a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology in 2004 from the University of Coimbra and a degree in Clinical Psychology in 1998 from the University of Coimbra. She has been an Assistant Professor at the Miguel Torga Higher Institute (ISMT) and an Integrated Researcher at CEPESE since 2012, where she is Co-Coordinator of thematic line IV - Well-being, health, ageing, vulnerable groups, family, social networks and Coordinator of the project - Assessment and Intervention with Families at Risk. She is Vice-President of the ISMT Scientific Council. She has been a member of the Scientific Coordination of the Master’s in Clinical Psychology - Coordinator of the area of Specialization in Family and Systemic Therapies (ISMT) since 2012. Coordinator of the Ethics Committee and the Pedagogical Council and of the Systemic Intervention Center (GIS - Department of Psychotherapeutic Intervention) at ISMT. She is an elected member of the EFTA General Board (European Family Therapy Association, Trainers Institute Chamber) and Secretary of the EFTA TIC Board (European Family Therapy Association, Trainers Institute Chamber). Her scientific publications and conference presentations are mainly in the areas of Family Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Systemic Therapies, Evaluation of the Therapeutic Process, Narrative Change, Narrative Therapy, Evaluation of Family Functioning in Different Contexts and Life Trajectories. She has published 23 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and authored 3 book chapters. She has 16 articles and abstracts in proceedings, books of abstracts and peer-reviewed international journals. She has presented 36 papers at international and national conferences and 28 oral and 9 poster papers at international conferences. She is co-author of parenting intervention programs (Children in the Middle of Conflict Program and Children In Between Program) - Center for Divorce Education, Ashland, USA. Co-supervised 2 doctoral dissertations (Doctoral Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra and Inter-University Doctoral Program in Psychology, area of specialization in Clinical Psychology - thematic strand: Family Psychology and Family Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra). Supervised 42 Master's dissertations in the area of Clinical, Systemic and Health Psychology. Researcher on the following projects: 1. EurofamNet's COST Innovators Grant - A quality assurance implementation protocol for family support services in Europe. An evidence-based and culturally informed model for professional practice (IG18123 - 2023); 2. COST Action - The European Family Support Network. A bottom-up, evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach (EuroFam- Net). [CA18123]. https://eurofamnet.eu. 3. NarraTiVAS Project: Narrative family therapy in autism spectrum: From clinical neuroscience to intervention outcomes. Project approved and funded by FCT [Ref. 2021.05559.BD]. Coordinates other national projects not funded: 1. Coparenting, family functioning and resilience in families with and without divorce/separation; 2. Family Functioning and Resilience during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Sociodemographic, contextual, and functional asymmetries [Ref. 619768390] special FCT support - eligible project, but not funded; 3. Assessment of family functioning. General population and clinical populations; 4. Change in the Therapeutic Process; 5. Evaluation of family functioning. In her teaching activity, she currently coordinates and teaches 5 issues in psychology and Masters in Clinical Psychology.