I am both Australian and Brazilian. I lived in Australia for over 20 years, having returned to Brazil post covid. I live on an island in the South of Brazil. It is where my physical clinic is. Even though I speak Portuguese where I live now, I never lost my passion for the English language. Having my clinic online and in English takes me back to my second home again. Needless to say, both my English and Portuguese are excellent. I have an Aussie family - my husband and two children living with me, as well as my two dogs, one of them a rescue I was lucky enough to find last year. If one good thing came from the pandemic, it was the opportunity to see that we can extend past our walls to connect. I love online sessions. In my experience and from what other clients told me, being in their environment makes them feel safe and relaxed. Being invited into a world of diversity and different outlooks in life is a privilege. I respect immensely the subjectivity and individuality of each one of my clients and will always welcome you with empathy and respect.
My approach is, above all, humane and compassionate. Being a psychoanalyst, I believe our earlier experiences in childhood and infancy dictate a great deal of how we behave, the choices we make, and a lot of who we (think) we are. Our sessions will be based on a mutual alliance to bring out those events in your life that created the symptom you feel right now. It is based on elaboration of the impacful events in your life and your history, in a safe and non-judgemental space.