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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e27e4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e27e4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After some years, working as a Psychotherapist in Australia, I came back to Brazil. My previous experiences included, but were not limited to teach, research and perform military service.<br \/><br \/>Evidence based practice in psychology, a model based on the principle that interventions must be supported by rigorous, controlled, and replicable scientific research to ensure their effectiveness and safety. I work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is one of the most widely used approaches within the evidence-based practice paradigm. CBT is a collaborative and proactive approach where therapist and patient seek alternatives and solutions to issues brought up in session.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>During my clinical practice, I have conducted treatments for individuals suffering from a variety of issues, such as: generalized anxiety, social anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, acute stress, relationship problems, educational, professional and\/or adjustment issues, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. I have extensive experience working with expatriates, offering support especially in matters related to immigration.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Also, bilingual sessions for English speakers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a260d45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a260d45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c844787\" data-id=\"c844787\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6579ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6579ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9470ae6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9470ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c45e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Congresso Wainer (Porto Alegre, 2025)<\/li><li>Congresso Wainer (Bento Gon\u00e7alves, 2024)<\/li><li>III Simp\u00f3sio Internacional de Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental (LaPPIC USP, 2024)<\/li><li>Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1:The Electrical Properties of the Neuron (Harvard, 2024)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o continuada em Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental (Procognitiva, 2024 &#8211; presente)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Continuada &#8211; Psicologia Intercultural Aplicada \u00e0 Pr\u00e1tica Cl\u00ednica (2023 &#8211; presente)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Suicide Prevention Summit (Mental Health Academy &amp; Life Line Australia, 2023)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Forma\u00e7\u00e3o de Profissional Intercultural (Psi Terapia no Exterior, 2023)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">III Simp\u00f3sio A\u00e7\u00e3o Cognitiva &#8211; Para al\u00e9m da teoria: praticando TCC quentinha (A\u00e7\u00e3o Cognitiva, 2023)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">II International Congress On Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (LaPPIC USP, 2022)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Science and Wisdom of Emotions Summit (Mind and Life Institute, 2021)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Suicide Prevention Summit (Mental Health Academy &amp; Life Line Australia, 2020)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Workshop: MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (Melbourne University, 2020)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs (Australian Learning Group, Melbourne, 2019)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Wainer and Piccoloto Institute, 2015)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f215d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f215d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7f2c43\" data-id=\"b7f2c43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c916db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c916db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Experience<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a44852 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a44852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b56661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b56661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Forensic Psychology \u2013 technical assistance and\/or psychological assessment<\/li><li>Private practice (2011 - present)<\/li><li>Clinical Psychologist at the Hospital Naval de Bras\u00edlia (2025 \u2013 present)<\/li><li>Professor at Anhanguera University of Bras\u00edlia (2025 \u2013 present)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Volunteer at NGO Mem\u00f3rias Masculinas (2024 \u2013 present)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Research Assistant at Melbourne University (2019-2020)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Clinical Psychologist at Brazilian Navy (2013-2017)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Doctoral Fellow, Fapergs - Capes (2012)<\/li><li class=\"hide\">Master's scholarship, Capes - PROSUP (2011)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agende uma consulta Home Quem Sou Psicologia Cl\u00ednica e Forense Servi\u00e7os Recursos Blog Quem sou Ap\u00f3s alguns anos, atuando como Psicoterapeuta na Austr\u00e1lia, retornei para o Brasil. As minhas experi\u00eancias anteriores incluem, mas n\u00e3o se limitam a pr\u00e1tica de doc\u00eancia, pesquisa e servi\u00e7o militar. 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