It's Complicated
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Sonia M. Ferreira

Clinical Psychologist

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As a psychologist, I believe in healing through psychotherapy as each person's pain and suffering is listened to, respected and worked through the relationship between two human beings.
  • €70 / session
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3 years at It's Complicated
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About me

I was born in Brazil, São Paulo and have lived in California (U.S.A), where I worked as a bilingual therapist in a mental health clinic. Back in Brazil, my experience empowered me to continue studying and focusing my practice on helping a variety of people from whom I learned the art of caring, the beauty of cultural diversity and the power of transformation through inner work.

My approach

My approach to psychotherapy is the psychoanalytic method in which a person is encouraged to investigate with the help of free association, his or her unconscious motives and roadblocks that could be hindering his or her personal growth and conflict resolution. I work on looking into the causes that brought the distressing symptoms so the person can understand the reasons why suffering persists, patterns are repeated and by doing so make better choices for his or her life.

Where I practice

Qualifications and experience

Education
1992 - Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling - MFC at Fresno Pacific University (FPU - Former MBBS), California, USA 2014 - Full License Psychology Program - UNISA (São Paulo - Brazil)
Experience
2013 until today - private practice focusing on adults, international and Brazilian people in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte (MG - Brazil) and across the globe 2019 until the moment, only through online psychotherapy 2016 -2018 - volunteer work with children and teenagers in an outreach community work in Belo Horizonte, MG - group therapy for the children and parenting training 1996 -2010 - cross-cultural training and consulting for companies 1995 - 2014 - English teaching at language centers and regular schools 1991 to 1993 -worked at a multidisciplinary clinic in Hanford, California (USA), working with children, teens and adults in groups and individually especially in the sexual abuse department
Languages
English
Portuguese
Insurances
Private Pay
  • €70 / session
Last active
3 years at It's Complicated
Available online
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