If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
Crisis numbers in Brazil
- CVV – Centro de Valorização da Vida, 188, day and night: Tel: 188, answered 24 hours a day, at no call cost.
- Ligue 180, for women facing violence: Tel: 180 | WhatsApp: (61) 9610-0180
- Pode Falar, for ages 13 to 24: WhatsApp: +55 61 9660-8843
- Narcóticos Anônimos Brasil, Linha de Ajuda 132: Tel: 132
- All crisis lines in Brazil
This page lists Depression Psychotherapists in Sao Paulo. 2 in all.
How depression is treated
Effective psychological treatments include behavioural activation and cognitive behavioural therapy 1. Interpersonal psychotherapy and problem-solving therapy are also used.
Effective treatment exists for mild, moderate and severe depression. A depressive episode means low mood, or loss of interest in things you enjoyed. It lasts most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
Low mood after a loss or a hard year is not automatically a disorder, though support can help. Ask a practitioner what they would suggest, and why.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 2.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Depression and the professional title psychotherapist.
What therapy costs here
Do affordable options exist in Sao Paulo?
UBS Vila Olímpia - Max Perlman. Phone +55 11 5237-9605. Care at this UBS is free for the population through SUS. This is municipal primary care, open to all. You can walk in, or be referred within the clinic's area.
The Sao Paulo page answers more questions about therapy there.
Who registers therapists in Brazil?
Our records name no register for the title psychotherapist in Brazil. See the Brazil page for the professions that do carry a register there.
Nearby places and related listings
References
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