Frequently asked questions

Fees are given in our first conversation on WhatsApp. I prefer to talk about money directly, in a conversation where I can also understand what you are looking for and answer your other questions.

Sessions last around fifty minutes and usually happen once a week, at a fixed time agreed between us. Frequency can be discussed case by case.

Yes. Sessions happen by video call wherever you are, and we agree on a time that works across our time zones before we start.

To be transparent about the formal side: I am registered as a psychologist in Brazil under CRP 05/83313 and practise under Brazilian professional regulation. Some countries have their own rules about receiving therapy from a professional registered abroad, so it is worth checking the rules where you live. If you have any doubt, ask me and we can look at it together.

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor: they can diagnose, prescribe and monitor medication. A psychologist works with psychotherapy, which is the process of speaking and working through experience, and does not prescribe medication.

The two forms of care do not compete. Many people do both at the same time, and when I sense that a psychiatric assessment might help, I say so openly.

You do not need to be in crisis or to have a diagnosis. If something in your life is asking for attention, whether concrete suffering or a restlessness you cannot quite name, that is reason enough.

And there is a simple way to find out: the first session. It exists so that you can try it and decide from experience rather than expectation.

Online psychological practice is regulated by the Brazilian Federal Council of Psychology and follows the same ethical requirements as in-person work, including confidentiality.

In my experience, what sustains therapy is the quality of the encounter and the consistency of the process. A video call carries that well, with the advantage that you can be seen from wherever you are.

No. We use a simple video platform, such as Google Meet: you receive the link before the session and join with one click, from a computer or a phone.

Yes. Everything you say is protected by the professional confidentiality set out in the Code of Professional Ethics of the Brazilian Federal Council of Psychology. Sessions are never recorded.

It is a way of doing therapy that starts from your concrete experience, from the way you actually live things, rather than fitting what you feel into theories or ready-made labels.

The aim is to widen the clarity you have about your own life, so that you can choose more freely what to do with it. I say more about this on the About me page.