CLINICAL PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY,
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE & NEUROSPIRITUALITY

Reconnect with

Your True Self

Supporting individuals with their digestive, metabolic, immune & emotional health through a functional integrative nutrition approach backed by science, while taking the whole patient into account.

Maria Paula Gonçalves, PhD.

Services may be offered in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
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More than Surface-Level Solutions

Your Bridge to Transformation

You’ve followed the plans. Taken the supplements. Over and over, you’ve done what was recommended.

And still, nothing seems to help. Your symptoms always return.

This cycle is something I see all the time from clients. They’re exhausted from trying a million different quick-fixes and never seeing lasting change. That’s where Reconnection comes in. My approach, grounded in clinical Psychoneuroimmunology, Functional Medicine and Neurospirituality, promises a return to being in-tune with your body’s needs, as I seek to understand each client as an individual and discover the full picture behind their symptoms.

If you’re looking for sustainable wellbeing, driven by meaningful lifestyle changes designed to leave you feeling yourself again, Reconnection is for you.

Credentials

Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach

Food Scientist, PhD

Certified Nutritionist, MSc

Certified Aromatherapist

The Reconnection Journey

Four Pillars of

Integrative Health

My signature method blends four essential pillars.

I use a holistic approach based on the bio-psycho-social model, with the added acknowledgement of something essential: human connection and purpose.

Biology

The foundation of health starts in the body. Based on cPNI and Functional Medicine, I support your body through personalised nutrition, movement, sleep, rest, stress-relief techniques, detoxification, and targeted supplements. This pillar investigates how your lifestyle, physiology, and environment shape your gut health, hormones, metabolism, immune function, and overall vitality.

Mind & Mental Functioning

The mind is responsible for thoughts, willpower, and the ability to influence physical health through beliefs. It uses the physical brain to express itself. The brain is the organ that consumes the most energy in the body, and it needs a wide variety of nutrients to produce neurotransmitters, maintain its structures, and promote long-term cognitive health. Through cPNI and Nutritional Psychiatry, I support you in your self-awareness process and in regaining control over your cognition, mood, attention, focus and mental clarity.

Emotional Wellbeing

Emotions are messengers that have a real and tangible impact on the body’s chemistry. This pillar represents how early life experiences, inner narratives, socialisation and the feelings you experience in your day-to-day impact health. I use coaching tools and emotional awareness practices to help you align your thoughts and feelings with the health outcomes you’re looking for.

Community & Purpose

At the heart of Reconnection is the understanding that a core pillar of health is having purpose and a sense of belonging. It is the spiritual dimension. Using cPNI and Neurospirituality knowledge, I help my clients rediscover their values, sense of meaning, intuition, and drive for community, encouraging that they reconnect with what matters most to them.

Services and Packages

Begin Your

Wellness Journey

Choose the package or find a service that best suits your health goals and lifestyle needs.
View My Reconnection Packages

Essential

£900

3 Months Package
Most popular for chronic conditions with higher support.

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Intro session (90-120 min)
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2 follow-up sessions (60 min each)
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3 support sessions (30 min each)
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In-depth health and lifestyle assessment to consider signs and symptoms, family history, medical history, current diet and lifestyle
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Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Plan, including a supplement plan
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15% discount on recommended supplements
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Recommendations on clinical tests and interpretation, if applicable
N
Recipes tailored to your protocol
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Health Coaching Tools to help you implement the Plan
N
Progress review and health plan adjustments
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2 WhatsApp messages or 1 email per week (between sessions)
Payment Installments Available

I’m committed to keeping sessions accessible.
For an alternative payment option, please contact me.

Advanced

£1500

6 Months Package
Highest level of support for multiple conditions.

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Intro session (90-120 min)
E
3 follow-up sessions (60 min each)
E
6 support sessions (30 min each)
N
In-depth health and lifestyle assessment to consider signs and symptoms, family history, medical history, current diet and lifestyle
N
Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Plan, including a supplement plan
N
15% discount on recommended supplements
N
Recommendations on clinical tests and interpretation, if applicable
N
Recipes tailored to your protocol
N
Health Coaching Tools to help you implement the Plan
N
Progress review and health plan adjustments
N
2 WhatsApp messages or 1 email per week (between sessions)
Payment Installments Available

I’m committed to keeping sessions accessible.
For an alternative payment option, please contact me.

“Man may be excused for feeling some pride at having risen, though not through his own exertions, to the very summit of the organic scale; and the fact of his having thus risen, instead of having been aboriginally placed there, may give him hope for a still higher destiny in the distant future.”

Charles Darwin

What Sets My Work Apart

On Going Personal Support

Within sessions, you have access to personalised support and guidance tailored to your needs. My background in health coaching has given me expertise not just in the technical knowledge but also in how to best support you to stay motivated, reassured, and ready for a reconnected lifestyle.

Education That Empowers

As an educator at heart, I believe that true transformation comes from knowing why strategies work. When you understand your condition and the reason behind each lifestyle recommendation, you gain the insight needed to make sustainable, confident decisions that support your whole-body health.

Whole-Person Healing

My tailored approach recognises each client as a multidimensional individual. I work with the body’s innate ability to adapt and heal when given the right supportive conditions, helping you to create a lifestyle in which you can thrive.

What Clients Say

"I started my sessions with Paula with chronic symptoms that the GP could not find a solution too. After the consultation I was put at ease with the plan moving forward, throughout I felt well supported and the benefits of the treatments were clear to see. I have now finished my sessions and have learnt so much about my body and its relationship to food, I know how to look after it and get the best from it. Thank you so much Paula"

Sam Pedder

I recommend her if you want go beyond having hurried consultations that ultimately don't solve your real problems and looking for a holistic assessment and discussion of your health, wellbeing and vitality. She won't focus solely on your symptoms but rather look for often non-obvious root causes and go through a 360 degrees examination of your physical, mental, and emotional conditions. And then she will suggest a plan emcompassing nutrition, sleep, physical activity, and emotional self-care to steer everything to balance and help you realize your full potential and thrive!

Alonso Schmidt

“Dr Maria Paula has helped me so much over the past several months. She guided me, giving me healthier suggestions and knowledge. Her holistic nutrition programme helped me to set tangible goals, improve my health through food and supplements, and she even gave me better awareness of myself. She is a great professional, who is kind and supportive. I would recommend her to anyone."

Celia Edwards

"I was struggling with some gut issues, and Maria helped me reeducate my eating habits and recommended the right supplements to rebalance my vitamins and improve my gut health. I feel so much better now, and I have a better understanding of what my body needs and how to properly balance my meals something I had been taking for granted for a long time. Thank you so much, Maria. I'm really grateful!"

Lucas Corazza

My daughter had suffered from severe constipation since we introduced solid foods at six months old, and she always had trouble sleeping—she barely slept at all. We went through several specialists, but nothing they recommended worked. Then Maria came into our lives with all her knowledge and wisdom. She not only guided us but also helped us finally reach the right diagnosis. In addition to food intolerances, our daughter was in a critical state of gut dysbiosis. Maria supported us every step of the way, and we followed all of her recommendations regarding diet and supplements. Within just a few weeks, I saw my daughter sleep through the night, have normal bowel movements, and become a much happier child.

Monize Gerardi

"Working with Maria has been life changing. She discovered that I have leaky gut which explains years of digestive issues and discomfort. With changes to my diet and a deeper understanding of nutrition my symptoms have eased. I am so thankful to Maria and her gentle guidance, knowledge and wisdom xx"

Donna Bowden

Why Reconnection?

My approach is different from conventional care.

Through Functional Medicine, I have a patient-centred approach and use lifestyle to recover body’s functions instead of only suppressing symptoms. My background in cPNI allows me to work with an in-depth health model based on the interconnection between neurological, endocrinological, immune and metabolic systems from an evolutionary perspective, understanding how imbalances in one area can ripple throughout the whole body and how important it is to reconnect with nature. My knowledge of neurospirituality allows me to incorporate the spiritual element as an essential part of the healing pathway.

When you book a package with me, you enter into a personalised process of self-knowledge and self-care, where I integrate nutrition and lifestyle tools to help you thrive.

I invite you to cross the bridge from your current health status to one of greater wellbeing and vitality, and to discover what’s possible when you reconnect.

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