About Ana Alves Sequeira
True transformation began when I stopped trying to be stronger and started listening to myself.
For many years, from the outside, everything looked fine.
I had a stable career, a structured life, and the ability to keep going even through difficult moments.
Like many women, I learned to be strong, responsible, and capable… often at the expense of myself.
Inside, however, the experience was very different.
I lived in a constant state of self-demand, emotional exhaustion, and disconnection. It felt like something in me had slowly been fading, even though I couldn’t quite name what it was.
Until my body began to speak more clearly than my mind.
Then I realised something that changed everything: many women are not broken—they have simply been carrying too much for too long.
Over time, I realised that true transformation doesn’t begin by trying to control our thoughts. It begins by learning to listen to what our body and emotions have been trying to tell us for far too long.
When we stop living only in our minds and reconnect with our bodies, we move beyond survival mode and begin to rediscover the calm, clarity, and energy we thought we had lost.
That realisation transformed my life and became the foundation of the Libelula Method™—the same approach I now use to help women reconnect with themselves, restore balance, and feel like themselves again.
My Story
A journey lived. A journey transformed.
I share it not because it defines me, but because when someone has truly walked the path, they support others in a completely
different way.
My path to transformational therapy began long before I trained as a therapist.
It began with my own journey of healing and transformation.
From an early age, life taught me resilience.
I lost my father when I was 13 and my mother when I was 19. I also became a mother at just 18 years old.
Those experiences taught me what it means to carry life's responsibilities at a very young age, to keep moving forward and to adapt, often without having the time or space to fully process my own pain.
Today, I live a life of calm, purpose, and a deep connection with myself.
I love walking by the sea, getting lost among gardens and flowers, writing, practicing yoga, learning, sharing, and guiding women who want to feel like themselves again and transform their lives from within.
But it wasn't always this way.
There was a time when I felt exhausted, overwhelmed, and disconnected from myself.
Until my life completely changed.
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When life called me to start over.
Over 12 years ago, I left behind my country, my family, and everything familiar to pursue my professional career in Ireland.
It was a leap into the unknown that showed me my strength, my adaptability, and my deep desire to build a different kind of life.
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Then my body asked me to stop.
At that point in my life, health challenges appeared that changed everything: a brain tumor, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, constant fatigue, and trouble sleeping.
My body simply couldn't take it anymore. I needed to understand what had created all of it.
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I searched for deep answers.
I studied neuroscience, hypnosis, NLP, psychology, transformational therapy, nervous system regulation, and much more.
But the most important thing I discovered was that our beliefs are not permanent—and when we transform the root cause, life begins to change.
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Everything changed when I stopped fighting myself.
I learned to release beliefs that were no longer serving me, to care for myself without guilt, and to choose myself.
I reclaimed my confidence, my inner peace, my excitement for life, and a deep sense of coming home to myself.
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Today, I guide women just like you.
Women who feel lost, exhausted, anxious, or carrying the constant feeling of not being enough.
My mission is to help you understand the root cause of what is limiting you, so you can transform your life from the inside out and reconnect with who you truly are.
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I deeply believe in your capacity to transform.
I have walked this path. I have healed. I have transformed my life.
And today, I dedicate everything I have learned to serving other women so they can do the same.
I believe...
What I do today
Today I support women who are in a very similar place to the one I once experienced: exhausted, disconnected from themselves, and feeling like they have lost clarity about who they are at this stage of life.
Many arrive feeling drained. Not only physically, but also emotionally. They have carried work, family, and responsibilities for so long that they can barely remember what it feels like to live from a place of calm.
Especially in midlife, when physical and emotional changes intensify what has been silent for years, many women begin to ask themselves:
“What is happening to me?”
My work is to help them understand that they are not lacking strength or capability.
Often, what is happening is that they have been living in survival mode for too long.
And when the nervous system finds the safety it needs to stop surviving, the real process of returning to oneself begins.
How I Work
My approach combines Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT®), subconscious work, nervous system regulation, and my Dragonfly Method of the 4 Bodies, addressing transformation from a physical, mental, emotional, and energetic perspective.
Not because I believe in a miracle technique.
I don’t work only with symptoms, but by finding the root cause of the issue.
Each process is unique, because every woman has a different story, a different nervous system, and a different way of learning how to survive.
The goal is not to push you to change faster.
It is to help you feel internally safe enough for change to become sustainable.
Each woman also needs an approach that respects her story, her pace, and her needs.
My intention is not for you to depend on me.
It is to help you trust yourself again.
What this experience taught me
My story has never truly been
about me.
It has been about learning to understand what I now see in many of the women I work with.
Many have spent years living on autopilot.
The body, anxiety, exhaustion, or a sense of emptiness do not appear to punish us.
They are often an invitation to pause and listen to what we have been ignoring for too long.
And often, the body begins to speak when we have been disconnected from ourselves for too long.
Not as a failure.
Not as a problem.
But as a way of asking us to come back into listening.
When we stop fighting what we feel and begin to understand it, something profound shifts.
And from there, true transformation begins.
My philosophy
My work is not about “fixing you”, but about helping you understand what your mind, your body, and your emotions have been trying to tell you for a long time.
I believe that the mind, when given the right conditions, is one of the most powerful tools for creating deep and lasting change.
When we learn to listen to the connection between mind, body, emotions, and the nervous system, we stop fighting symptoms and begin to understand their origin.
This is where transformation stops being a theory and starts becoming a real experience.
I have lived it.
My clients have lived it too.
And I believe you can experience it as well.
Your mind is listening 24 hours a day. The question is: what message has it been receiving for far too long?
What I know to be true today
Everything I lived became
the foundation of this work.
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The mind and body are deeply connected
Years of emotional pain, loss, chronic stress and unexpressed emotions taught me through my own experience — just how profoundly our inner world shapes our physical wellbeing.
Our bodies often express what we have been carrying silently for far too long.
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Symptoms always have a story behind them
My health challenges did not happen by chance.
They reflected emotional patterns, beliefs and experiences that had remained unresolved for years.
Understanding where those symptoms came from completely changed the way I understand health, healing and lasting transformation.
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Self-worth shapes
everything
Losing both my parents at a young age, taking on responsibility too early and spending years caring for others deeply influenced the way I saw myself.
Over time, I realised that healing self-worth changes how we relate to our body, our choices, our relationships and ultimately the way we experience life.
. When self-worth heals, everything else begins to shift naturally.
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Resilience is not about pushing harder
I thought resilience meant continuing no matter what.
Today I know that true resilience begins when we allow ourselves to slow down, listen and offer ourselves the same compassion we so easily give to everyone else.
That shift became one of the greatest turning points of my life.
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Safety in the nervous system comes first
Lasting transformation cannot happen in a constant state of stress or survival.
Through my own healing and my work with many women, I learned that nervous system safety is the foundation of deep, sustainable change.
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Midlife can become a new beginning
Perimenopause and menopause often bring long-hidden emotional patterns to the surface.
It is not the beginning of decline.
It can become an invitation to finally come home to yourself.
How I like to support women
It is not about someone telling you what to do.
It is about a place where you can finally put everything down.
A place where nothing needs to be proven.
Where you can be heard, understood, and begin to see what is really behind what you are experiencing.
When I work with a woman, my focus is not speed.It is safety, calm and reconnection.
I do not work from the idea that you are broken.
I work from the understanding that you have adapted for too long without enough space for yourself.
Because when a woman stops fighting herself, she slowly begins to feel at home within herself again.
The version of you that feels calm, clear and connected to yourself is still there.
You haven’t lost her.
Ready to feel like yourself again?
If my story resonates with you, I would love to connect.
You can book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call where we gently explore where you are right now and whether this work feels supportive for you.
You’ll leave with more clarity either way.
libelula@libelulatherapy.com
+34 667 592 827 · +353 863 903 392
Areas I work with
I have supported women in transforming challenges such as the following.
Whether your experience is emotional, physical, or a combination of both, there is often a deeper underlying pattern that can be identified and transformed. RTT works with both emotional challenges and physical symptoms, addressing the root cause rather than just
the surface symptoms.
Emotional & Mental Well-being
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Healing childhood wounds
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Anxiety and emotional overwhelm
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Reconnecting with yourself
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Overthinking and mental overload
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Low self-worth and self-confidence
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Limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging patterns
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Emotional burnout
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Improving sleep and reducing nightmares
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Body image and weight-related challenges
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OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
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Regaining motivation and moving forward with confidence
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Smoking cessation
Nervous System & Physical
Well-being
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Nervous system regulation
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Support through perimenopause and menopause
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Chronic stress and its physical impact
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Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia
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Chronic pain
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Stress-related digestive issues
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Immune system support
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Reconnecting with your body
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Restoring energy and emotional resilience
Professional Credentials & Memberships
RTT Certified Therapist
Rapid Transformational Therapy — trained directly in the method created by Marisa Peer, one of the world's most respected therapists with 30+ years of experience.
NLP Certified Practitioner
Neuro-Linguistic Programming training focused on transforming thought patterns, limiting beliefs, emotional regulation and creating sustainable behavioural change.
Life Coaching Certification
Certified by Wild Success Global and Calvin Coyles. Focused on mindset, clarity, motivation, goal achievement and personal transformation.
Professional Member of the IACT — No. 15126
Registered member of the International Association of Counsellors & Therapists, fully aligned with professional and ethical standards. Fully insured for professional practice.
IACT.com · Verified member
20+ Years International Professional Experience
For over 20 years, I built my career at IBM as an Account Manager in technology solutions, working with international clients and consistently being recognised for high performance. I also supported colleagues through coaching and mentoring in multicultural teams.
Featured in Humans of Fuzia
A conversation about my personal and professional journey, my therapeutic approach, and the power of the mind to create deep and lasting change.
Media Interviews and Features
Featured in Humans of Fuzia
Television Interview with Alex
In this conversation, I share my approach to personal transformation, the connection between the mind and body, and how we can change the patterns that influence our wellbeing.
Continuing Professional Development
I continue to expand my training in trauma-informed approaches, nervous system regulation, emotional wellbeing and mind-body integration, ensuring my work is grounded in both experience and current understanding of human transformation.
Sigueme en las redes sociales
Why Libélula?
The dragonfly has always been my symbol.
Beyond that, the dragonfly carries a symbolism that reflects both my work and my own journey.
It appears as a reminder that change is always possible — that lightness, joy, and a new way of seeing can replace what once felt fixed and unchangeable.
It represents wisdom, transformation, adaptability, and the ability to look beyond the surface to what is really going on underneath.
That is exactly what I support women in doing.
Not becoming someone different — but returning to who they truly are, beneath the weight of everything they have been carrying for far too long.
A few things I love
Because who I am outside the therapy room
shapes everything inside it.
The things that restore me are the same things I encourage in my clients — nature, presence, movement, beauty, joy.
