Nathalia Carta
Lacanian Psychoanalyst & Psychoanalyst
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About me
I am a licensed clinical psychologist from Brazil, currently based in Barcelona, with over 6 years of experience working in clinical, institutional, and organizational settings. I hold a Master’s degree in Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Care, Community Action, and Feminist and LGBTIQ+ Theories — both from the University of Barcelona. I also contributed a chapter to the book "La migración, el vértigo" (NED, 2026).
My professional journey began in Brazil, where I worked in public mental health services and corporate environments, providing psychological support for individuals and teams facing emotional distress and crisis situations.
I began my clinical practice in early 2019, working with children, adolescents, and adults, grounded in the psychoanalytic tripod: personal analysis, supervision, and continuous training.
During the pandemic, I co-founded Escuta Pública de Psicanálise, a collective initiative created to offer accessible psychoanalytic listening to people during that critical moment. In Spain I also got into research and work with migration related questions, both in clinical setting and refugees NGO.
In addition to my academic background, my continuous training has taken me through different countries and psychoanalytic institutions: Fórum do Campo Lacaniano (São Paulo), Escuela Lacaniana de Psicoanálisis del Campo Freudiano (Barcelona), New Lacanian School (London), and École de la Cause Freudienne (Paris). These displacements allowed me to come into contact with different theories, interpretations, and ways of conducting analysis.
Although my formation is grounded in the Lacanian orientation, I do not practice an orthodox psychoanalysis. My work is oriented toward contemporary life and its dilemmas — the transformations in subjectivity, relationships, sexuality, and identity that define our times. I believe psychoanalysis remains a living practice, one that must constantly engage in dialogue with other areas of knowledge, such as philosophy, anthropology, art, feminism, and cultural theory.
Outside of my professional life, I am passionate about languages, literature, and the arts. I believe that there are many ways to express what words cannot always capture.Traveling, meeting new cultures, and observing how people relate to their environment have been constant sources of inspiration and reflection for me.
My interest in the complexity of the human condition — how we form our desires, how we relate to others, how we construct meaning out of pain and joy — is what sustains my commitment to this work. I see the therapeutic encounter as a space of both creation and discovery, where each person can begin to find new ways of being, speaking, and living.
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In a world that often demands quick adaptation, constant productivity, and superficial positivity, psychoanalysis offers something different: a space where one can stop, listen, and encounter the truth of their own desire — not the one imposed by society, family, or culture, but the one that gives meaning to their existence.
Psychoanalysis, unlike other psychotherapeutic approaches, is a process through which each person investigates their own issues and traverses the unconscious meanings that lead them to repeat distressing situations or paralyzing symptoms.
It’s not about simply adapting to the world around us, but about becoming oneself — with less suffering, more awareness of one’s own desires, and greater freedom to live authentically, without being trapped by others’ expectations.
In my work I emphasise the creation a welcoming and confidential space where one can feel safe to explore this — sometimes challenging sometimes enlightening — journey. Shall we go together?
