Jesús Martínez Martínez

I see psychotherapy as a space for understanding what’s going on, how we got here, and what we need in order to move forward differently.

Throughout my career I’ve worked mainly with children, adolescents and their families, supporting them through situations of significant emotional complexity, illness, trauma, grief and family relationship difficulties. That experience has shaped a way of working that pays close attention to a person’s history, their significant relationships, and the context in which their difficulties arise.

My practice draws on several models, including systemic therapy, EMDR, and emotion- and attachment-focused therapies, adapting treatment to the needs of each person and each family.

Rather than working on symptoms alone, my aim is to help people understand what those symptoms mean, support greater emotional regulation, and enable changes that last.

Training and specialisation

• Degree in Psychology, University of Granada.
• Specialist in Clinical Psychology via the PIR residency programme, with specialist clinical training at Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, 2006–2009.
• Family Therapist, member of the Andalusian Family Therapy Association.
• Specialist training in EMDR Level II, in adults and in children and adolescents, focused on working with traumatic experiences and emotional difficulties linked to adverse events.
• Specific, formal training in administering the ADOS-2 and ADI-R, the reference instruments for diagnostic evaluation of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
• Extensive experience in psychological and psychometric assessment across the different stages of development, including the use and interpretation of intellectual ability and cognitive functioning tests, along with other psychometric instruments used in clinical evaluation.
• Active involvement in teaching, training and supervising healthcare professionals, both within Mental Health services and in hospital settings.
• For the past two years, Clinical Tutor for Resident Psychologists (PIR), involved in training, supervising and mentoring future Clinical Psychology specialists.

Professional experience

A Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in mental health, with extensive expertise in assessment, diagnosis and psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults, as well as in family intervention and therapy.

• Currently working as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Maternal and Child Hospital of the Regional University Hospital of Málaga, within the Consultation-Liaison service, focused on psychological care for hospitalised children and adolescents and their families, working closely with the different paediatric teams.
• Has particular expertise in Paediatric Psycho-oncology and Palliative Care, supporting children, adolescents and families facing serious illness and situations of high medical and emotional complexity, including adjustment and coping, disease progression, end of life, and grief.
• Takes part in integrated care programmes for various paediatric conditions and chronic illnesses, in coordination with Oncology and Haemato-Oncology, Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Paediatric Intensive Care and Neonatology.
• Previously worked across several services within Andalusia’s public mental health network: the Community Mental Health Units of Cádiz, Villamartín and Antequera, and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Jerez, building extensive experience in individual, family and group psychological assessment and treatment.
• His career has maintained a strong connection to child and adolescent clinical psychology, including the assessment and treatment of highly complex clinical and psychosocial situations, and coordinated work with healthcare, educational, social and early-intervention services.