Inês Tavares is an Assistant Professor at the Lusophone University of Porto. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Porto, where she also obtained a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Health. She is a Certified Sex Therapist by the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology and a Couple Therapist by the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT). For several years, she was a researcher at the Laboratory for Research in Human Sexuality (SexLab) at the University of Porto.
She completed her postdoctoral research at Dalhousie University and the University of British Columbia (Canada), focusing on research related to sexuality in couples during pregnancy and postpartum. She practices clinically at UTERUS – Women’s Integrative Health (www.uterus.pt).
In psychology, she found two complementary passions: research, with the aim of contributing to knowledge about the biopsychosocial processes involved in the sexual and relational well-being of couples, and clinical practice, which allows her to intervene with each person in a personalized and committed manner.