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Carolina Toscano
Dr. Psych, Psychologist FSP
English- and Portuguese-speaking Psychologist. With experience in practice within the clinical (hospital and private) and social fields, scientific research, training, and university education, I have had the privilege of sharing and growing with the history and developmental path of children, adolescents, and adults.
Being Portuguese-Canadian and having lived in several different countries, I moved to Switzerland with the mission of promoting the well-being of the expat community, sensitive to the challenges and difficulties of adjusting to a new country.
I passionately dedicate myself to promoting the well-being of others and guiding them through their path of self-knowledge, growth, and change, based on establishing a secure therapeutic relationship that represents a space of comfort, trust, and empathy for the other.
I invest in my constant training and scientific update to guarantee an effective, evidence-based intervention that is adequate to the specifics of each case. I am also committed to my personal development, as I believe that only that way I can successfully guide others in their development.
Education
Advanced Specialization in Psychotherapy
Portuguese Constructivist Psychotherapies Society - ongoing
PhD in Applied Psychology
University of Minho - Portugal & University of Leiden - Netherlands, 2021
Integrated Master in Psychology
University of Minho - Portugal, 2015
Specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CRIAP Institute - Portugal
Associations
Federation of Swiss Psychologists - FSP
Association for Psychologists in Central Switzerland - VIPP
Order of Portuguese Psychologists - OPP (professional card nº 23380)
European Federation of Associations of Psychologists - EFPA
European Network on Peripartum Depression Riseup-PPD Cost Action
Articles in Scientific Journals
Toscano, C., Lopes, P., Ramos, C., & Baptista, J. (2022). Emotional and Behavioral Health among Portuguese Toddlers during the COVID-19 Crisis: The Impact of Social Isolation and Caregiving Distress. Child Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-022-09964-y
Toscano, C., S, C., Baptista, J., Moutinho, V., & Soares, I. (2022). Controlling parenting and executive functioning in children born preterm. Psicologia, 36(2), 66-73. https://doi.org/10.17575/psicologia.1754
Toscano, C., Soares, I., Baptista, J., Moutinho, V., & Mesman, J. (202). The quality of interactive behaviors in the context of prematurity: Fathers, mothers, daughters, and sons. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 43(4), e218-e226. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001025
Toscano, C., Soares, I., Baptista, J., Moutinho, V., Rippe, RCA, & Mesman, J. (2021). Maternal and paternal overprotection of children born preterm: Relations to child and parental factors. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(2), 312-317. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000848
Toscano, C., Soares, I., & Mesman, J. (2020). Controlling parenting behaviors in parents of children born preterm: A meta-analysis. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 41 (3), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000762
Toscano, C., Baptista, J., Mesquita, A., George, C., & Soares, I. (2018). Caregiving Helplessness Questionnaire (CHQ) applied to Portuguese mothers of preschool-aged children: A psychometric study. Psychological Analysis, 4 (XXXVI), 501-514. http://doi.org/10.14417/ap.1544
Baião, R., Baptista, J., Pinto, R., Toscano, C. , Fearon, P., Soares, I., & Mesquita, AR (2018). Assessing pre-schoolers interactive behavior: A validation study of the “Coding System For Mother-Child Interaction”. Care, Health and Development, 44 (4), 644-650. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12572
Presentations at International Conferences
6th International Conference on Childhood and Adolescence (Lisbon, Portugal; 2022) – oral presentation: “The impact of COVID-19 on the socioemotional functioning of Portuguese toddlers”.
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennal Meeting (online; 2021) – poster presentation: “Overprotection and executive functioning in children born preterm”.
5th International Conference on Childhood and Adolescence (online; 2021) – oral presentations: “Executive function in preterm children” and “Prematurity and symbolic play: The contribution of maternal speech”.
Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference (Dublin, Ireland; 2020) – poster presentation: “Prematurity and the quality of child interactive behavior”.
5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents (Oviedo, Spain; 2019) – oral presentation: “Predicting maternal perception of child vulnerability in a preterm sample: Medical risk or maternal distress?”.
16th World Association for Infant Mental Health (WHAIM) World Congress (Rome, Italy; 2018) – poster presentation: “Maternal perceptions of child vulnerability in a preterm sample: Relations to child and family factors”.
8th International Attachment Conference (London, UK; 2017) – oral presentation: “Negative affect in the mother-child relationship in preterm Infants: Predictors and later correlates”.
8th International Attachment Conference (London, UK; 2017) – poster presentation: “The relation between caregiving disorganization and child interactive behavior: The mediating role of maternal sensitive responsiveness” – awarded best poster prize.