Giving back through life-changing experiences.
Giving back through life-changing experiences.
feel and surf is a unique and uplifting experience designed to help you reconnect with yourself, reduce stress, and build resilience — through a powerful blend of therapeutic listening and surfing.
feel and surf is for anyone seeking a safe space to reconnect with themselves through presence, emotion, and nature.
Whether you're going through a transition, feeling overwhelmed, searching for meaning, or simply needing to pause — this experience is for you.
You don’t need any prior experience in therapy or surfing. Just a willingness to feel and be present.
(up to 2 hours in total)
A confidential and supportive conversation space guided by principles of logotherapy. Together, we explore meaning, values, and your inner world through focused dialogue and gentle reflection.
An embodied experience in the ocean, emphasizing mindfulness, connection with nature, and personal growth. No prior surfing experience is needed—the sea meets you exactly as you are.
This method offers a complementary pathway to traditional therapies, supporting emotional balance through the powerful combination of inner reflection and ocean-based experience. Each session is unique and individually tailored to meet you where you are—physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Surfboards, wetsuits, and all therapeutic materials are provided.
We will meet in Baleal, Portugal — a unique coastal region where cliffs meet waves, and the rhythm of the sea invites you to slow down and listen.
A safe and grounded space where you are invited to speak, feel, and simply be—without judgment.
I accompany you in the here and now, offering presence and support as you navigate what’s alive within you. Tools I use include:
Together, we create clarity and
A safe and grounded space where you are invited to speak, feel, and simply be—without judgment.
I accompany you in the here and now, offering presence and support as you navigate what’s alive within you. Tools I use include:
Together, we create clarity and spaciousness for your inner world—at your own pace, with empathy and depth.
An invitation to find meaning in what you’ve experienced.
Based on Viktor Frankl’s existential approach, we shift from asking why to discovering what for.
Through reflective dialogue, we explore:
This process can open doors—to new perspectives, renew
An invitation to find meaning in what you’ve experienced.
Based on Viktor Frankl’s existential approach, we shift from asking why to discovering what for.
Through reflective dialogue, we explore:
This process can open doors—to new perspectives, renewed direction, and a more meaningful relationship with yourself.
When the mind opens, the body follows. The sea becomes a mirror, a stage—and a powerful ally.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve never surfed before: the water meets you just as you are.
The ocean offers a gateway—to inner streng
When the mind opens, the body follows. The sea becomes a mirror, a stage—and a powerful ally.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve never surfed before: the water meets you just as you are.
The ocean offers a gateway—to inner strength, creativity, and a new way of being in your body and in the world.
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."
- Viktor E. Frankl
Federico María Petersen
Lifeguard, surf coach and logotheraphy counselor, guide in processes of personal change.
I've been surfing for over 30 years. The sea has been my teacher and my home since I was a child. I’ve worked as a lifeguard and surf instructor for 25 years, but the moments that truly shaped my life didn’t happen on the shore—they came from two serious accidents that brought me face to face with death… and with life.
At 47, a late diagnosis of ADHD helped me deeply understand my life, my behavior, the reasons for my accidents, and, above all, how the ocean and surfing gave meaning to everything, despite this disorder.
It was the moment I decided to bring all my experiences together in a personal project that united my passions: the ocean, listening, and the meaning of life.
That’s how feel and surf was born.
R. Raul Brandão 54-A, 2520-009 Baleal
Mail info@feelandsurf.com WhatsApp +351914784739
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