Science, brought to life

Keynotes & Workshops

For more than ten years I've been on stages large and small – science festivals, conferences, corporate events and professional trainings. My style: making scientific topics vivid, hands-on and grounded in first-hand expertise. Talks and workshops are available in English and German.

Alexandra de Carvalho on stage, her book and a moon behind her

My topics

Space psychology

Living and working in extreme environments – and what all of us on Earth can learn from it about crises, connection and resilience.

Body & mind

Embodiment, body-oriented psychotherapy and movement as a resource – from keynote to professional training for therapists.

Destigmatising mental health

Breaking down prejudice about mental illness and understanding neurodivergence – for an open society and a healthy work culture.

Winding paths

Alternative biographies, identity and professional flexibility – why curvy CVs are a strength.

Learning from extreme environments New

As a team psychologist I support analog astronauts on simulated Mars and Moon missions – crews that have to perform under isolation, time pressure and uncertainty. My workshops translate exactly that for life on Earth:

For teams: What holds crews together when things get tight? Communication, conflict resolution and psychological safety – tested under the most extreme conditions, translated for your day-to-day work.

Female leadership: Leading in environments that weren't built for you. Resilience, self-assertion and handling pressure – with insights from spaceflight and the psychology of extremes.

I design these workshops individually for companies, leadership programmes and events – in English or German. Let's talk about what fits your team.

Alexandra de Carvalho in the desert during an analog mission

On stage

Keynote in front of a large audience On stage at the SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival Reading and panel discussion

Books

All titles are currently published in German.

Book cover Mission Fühlen

Mission Fühlen

S. Fischer Verlage

What space psychology can teach us about everyday life. Astronauts experience the challenges we all face – loneliness, stress, staying connected across distance – in their most intense form. So why not learn from the people who cope with them for months on end, in the most hostile environment there is?

Book cover Therapie-Basics Körperpsychotherapie

Therapie-Basics Körperpsychotherapie

Beltz

A hands-on introduction to body psychotherapy for practitioners – worksheets and clearly presented know-how for bringing the body into psychotherapeutic work.

Card set Körper und Erleben

Körper und Erleben

Beltz · Bilderwerkstatt series

80 picture cards for therapy and counselling – expressive photographs and symbolic motifs that open up conversations about body experience, based on the embodiment concept.

Interested in working together?

Tell me about your event and I'll get back to you shortly with a proposal. Press photos and a short bio are available on request.

Alexandra de Carvalho giving a talk