Ana Lúcia dos Santos Silva

Hello, I’m Ana Lúcia, a psychotherapist offering online therapy in Portuguese for people who want to be heard in their own language, whether they live in their country of origin or abroad. I divide my life between Brazil and Italy, and this has shaped the way I understand distance, belonging, homesickness, cultural adaptation, and the emotional weight of building a life between places. Living abroad can bring freedom and growth, but it can also intensify anxiety, loneliness, relationship struggles, emotional overwhelm, grief, trauma, and the pressure to keep functioning while something inside feels unsettled. I work online with adolescents, adults, and couples looking for therapy in Portuguese and a grounded, thoughtful space to understand what they are living through. My work focuses on anxiety, emotional exhaustion, relationships, life transitions, cultural adaptation, and the inner conflicts that can appear when life feels heavy, confusing, repetitive, or hard to put into words. In our sessions, we look at what hurts, what keeps repeating, and what needs attention now. My work combines careful listening, emotional depth, and clear clinical direction, helping you understand your patterns and find steadier ways to relate to yourself, your choices, and the people in your life.