Our emotional experiences, personal histories, and relationships influence how we understand ourselves, connect with others, and respond to life’s challenges.
They also shape how we work, lead, and experience the organisations we belong to.
I have practised as a psychologist since 1997. Since 2011, my work has also extended to supporting leaders and organisations, exploring how psychological processes shape leadership, workplace relationships, and organisational life.
My work brings together clinical psychology, psychotherapy, organisational experience, and scientific research.
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Across these different contexts, I offer psychologically informed support for meaningful personal, relational, and organisational change.
I work with psychological depth. Meaningful change requires more than new behaviours or techniques. Understanding our emotional experiences, unconscious patterns and relational histories opens possibilities that advice alone rarely reaches.
I approach each person and each organisation with curiosity and attention to their particular history and circumstances.
My work explores the psychological and relational processes underlying experiences, while recognising the influence of the environments in which they occur.
It combines scientific knowledge and practical experience to support change that reflects each person’s or organisation’s particular circumstances and goals.
Having worked as a manager, psychotherapist, and psychologist in organisations, as well as an international staff counsellor, I bring several perspectives to personal difficulties, professional challenges and organizational transformation.
I am a Brazilian clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with almost 30 years of clinical experience and more than 15 years of work with leaders and organisations.
My professional journey began in clinical practice, supporting people as they navigated emotional difficulties, trauma, relationships, and significant life transitions. Over time, my work expanded beyond the consulting room.
As a manager and psychologist at the Central Bank of Brazil, and later as a regional staff counsellor with the United Nations, I worked closely with leaders, teams, and professionals across complex organisational environments. These experiences showed me that workplaces can foster belonging, purpose, and development, but can also be sources of distress, conflict, and emotional exhaustion.
Working with humanitarian professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds across Europe and Central Asia has also broadened my understanding of how culture, identity, and belonging shape our experiences. Having lived and worked in different countries, I know that adapting to a new cultural environment can bring both opportunities for growth and profound personal challenges. This perspective informs my work with expatriates, migrants, and internationally mobile professionals.
Today, I am based in Lyon, France, where I am authorised to practise as a psychologist. I offer online and in-person psychotherapy and leadership support in English, Portuguese and Spanish to clients internationally, alongside consulting services for organisations.
Throughout my career, one conviction has remained central: understanding psychological well-being requires attention not only to the individual but also to the relationships, cultures, and environments in which we live and work.
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Psychotherapy, leadership support, and organisational consulting
A space to understand yourself more deeply, work through emotional difficulties, and develop a more fulfilling relationship with yourself and others.
Life can sometimes become emotionally overwhelming. You may be experiencing anxiety, emotional distress, trauma-related difficulties, painful relationships, or significant life transitions. At other times, you may find yourself repeating patterns that cause suffering, struggling with self-criticism, or feeling disconnected from your own needs and desires.
Psychotherapy offers an opportunity not only to find relief from suffering, but also to explore what may be keeping you stuck, develop greater emotional awareness, and discover new possibilities for how you experience yourself and relate to others.
My approach draws on psychoanalysis, positive psychology, neuroscience, and trauma research, integrating EMDR when clinically appropriate. Together, we explore your experiences at a pace that respects your individual history and needs.
I work with adults from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds, including expatriates and internationally mobile individuals.
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Leadership Support
Develop greater self-awareness, navigate leadership challenges with confidence, and foster relationships where people feel safe to speak up.
Leadership can be deeply rewarding, but it also brings pressure, uncertainty, difficult decisions, and complex relationships. Even experienced and committed leaders may struggle to respond as they would like when faced with conflict, criticism, or competing expectations.
I support leaders in developing a deeper understanding of themselves and the emotional and relational patterns that influence their leadership. This reflective work can strengthen their capacity to navigate difficult conversations, respond constructively under pressure, and build more trusting relationships.
A particular focus is helping leaders foster psychological safety, creating conditions where people feel able to express what they think, creating a positive, engaging, and innovative team climate.
Drawing on clinical psychology, organisational experience, and scientific research, my approach supports both personal well-being and more conscious, constructive leadership.
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Creating psychologically safer, healthier workplaces where people and organisations can thrive.
Healthy workplaces support people’s mental health and well-being. They also create conditions for stronger engagement, collaboration, learning, and sustainable organisational performance.
When employees feel psychologically safe, supported, and valued, they are better positioned to contribute their ideas, raise concerns, navigate differences, and work towards shared goals. Organisations, in turn, benefit from stronger relationships, more constructive dialogue, and greater capacity to adapt and develop.
I work with organisations to strengthen psychological safety, develop psychologically informed leadership, prevent psychosocial risks, and foster workplace cultures that support both individual well-being and organisational goals.
My services include leadership development, workshops, facilitated team interventions, and organisational consulting, tailored to each organisation’s needs and context.
Drawing on experience in public institutions and international humanitarian organisations, I bring together organisational psychology, scientific research, and practical understanding of complex workplaces.
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Reflections from professionals and organisations I have worked with, sharing their experiences of leadership development, psychological reflection, and organisational change.
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I work with adults seeking psychotherapy, leaders navigating the personal and relational challenges of their roles, and organisations committed to creating healthier, more supportive workplaces.
Whether you are experiencing emotional difficulties, struggling with professional demands, or looking to improve relationships and well-being at work, my services aim to support meaningful change.
Depending on your needs, this may involve finding relief from emotional suffering, developing greater self-awareness and healthier relationships, strengthening your capacity to lead under pressure, or fostering psychological safety, collaboration, and well-being within your organisation.
You do not need to be in crisis to seek psychological support or invest in personal and professional development.
I offer psychotherapy for individuals, therapeutic coaching for leaders, and consulting and training for organisations. Each service is tailored to different needs, with a shared focus on psychological well-being, healthier relationships, and meaningful change.
This includes:
• Therapeutic coaching for leaders seeking greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, and the capacity to navigate challenges, build trusting relationships, and foster psychological safety.
• Psychotherapy for adults seeking relief from emotional distress, a deeper understanding of themselves, and healthier ways of relating to others.
• Organisational consulting, workshops, and team interventions to strengthen psychological safety, support employee well-being, develop leadership, and create conditions for people and organisations to thrive.
I am based in Lyon, France, and offer online services in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Therapeutic coaching combines practical coaching methods with the psychological depth of psychotherapy. It is designed for leaders and professionals who want to navigate challenges more consciously, strengthen their emotional well-being, and develop healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Rather than focusing only on goals, skills, or behaviours, we also explore the emotions, beliefs, internal conflicts, and unconscious patterns that may influence your decisions, relationships, and responses to difficult situations.
This approach can be particularly valuable when you recognise patterns you would like to change but find that awareness or practical strategies alone are not enough.
The aim is not simply to manage your reactions or improve performance, but to support deeper, more sustainable personal and professional development.
Therapeutic coaching is distinct from psychotherapy. When the primary need involves treating psychological distress or a mental health condition, psychotherapy may be more appropriate.
My approach is grounded in psychoanalysis, integrating insights from positive psychology, neuroscience, and trauma research, as well as EMDR when clinically appropriate.
I see psychotherapy as more than addressing symptoms or finding immediate solutions. It is a process of exploring your emotional experiences, personal history, relationships, and unconscious patterns to better understand what may be contributing to your difficulties.
Through this work, we can explore recurring conflicts, work through painful experiences, and develop new ways of relating to yourself and others.
The aim is not simply to change how you behave, but to create opportunities for deeper psychological change, greater emotional freedom, and a more fulfilling life.
Our work begins with a conversation about what brings you here, your expectations, and what you would like to explore or change.
Sessions offer a confidential, supportive space where we can reflect on your experiences, difficulties, and relationships. The process is collaborative and adapted to your individual needs, circumstances, and goals.
For psychotherapy, we explore emotional experiences and patterns at a pace that respects your personal history. In therapeutic coaching, our work also addresses specific personal and professional challenges, combining psychological exploration with practical reflection.
Sessions are available in-person in Lyon, or online in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Their frequency and duration are discussed according to the type of support and your needs.
Individual psychotherapy and therapeutic coaching sessions last 45 minutes.
The fee for individual psychotherapy is €120 per session, and therapeutic coaching is €140 per session.
Sessions take place online or in-person in Lyon. Their frequency is agreed upon according to your needs and the nature of our work.
For organisational consulting, workshops, and leadership development programmes, fees are determined according to the scope and requirements of each project.
The session or event can be in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
Yes. I am based in Lyon, France, where I offer in-person appointments, as well as online psychotherapy and therapeutic coaching for clients internationally, subject to applicable professional requirements.
For organisations, I provide consulting, workshops, and leadership development services both online and in person, depending on the project’s needs and location.
You can contact me by email, WhatsApp or through the contact form on this website.
Please briefly indicate whether your enquiry concerns psychotherapy, leadership support, or organisational services, so I can respond appropriately.
I issue an invoice with my professional registration number in France or in Brazil for every session. Many international health insurers and some French mutuelles reimburse part of the cost of sessions with a psychologist. Please check the conditions of your policy.
Seeking psychological support or considering an intervention for your organisation often starts with questions about what you need and what approach may be appropriate.
Whether you are considering individual psychotherapy, looking for support in your leadership role, or seeking psychological expertise for your organisation, you are welcome to get in touch.
Based in Lyon, France | Working internationally
