Alexandra

Mrs Alexandra Cavalheiro

Psychoanalyst

Verified

“I have been working in mental health since 2010, I have a medical background in psychiatry, and I worked in Paris for 10 years. Since 2017 I have been focusing only on psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Don't run away from yourself, listen. In Person or online, in Botafogo-Rio de Janeiro or Niterói. Welcome!”

About Me

I offer psychoanalysis, inviting you to deeply listen to yourself. With a strong medical background in psychiatry, I've guided individuals in mental health since 2010. My approach, refined over many years, helps you explore your inner world. I create a focused space where you can safely understand underlying patterns. This supports those ready to face themselves, fostering clarity and self-understanding.

Approach

After years in psychiatry and a decade in Paris, sessions slow to careful attention, letting silence and small details guide the work. I meet in Botafogo, Niterói or online, in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish, keeping a steady, predictable rhythm that helps anchor anxious moments. We track recurring choices and patterns, use clinical curiosity to name shifts in mood or conduct, and map how these relate to life transitions across time. This way of working often suits adults ready for disciplined, honest reflection.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Psychoanalysis

    An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Professional Title:

  • Psychoanalyst

    A therapist trained in psychoanalysis, an in-depth approach that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts.

Credentials

Registrations

Psychoanalyst

Forum Campo Lacaniano

Qualifications

University of Porto

Service Areas

Alexandra Cavalheiro

In-person & Online

Botafogo

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Botafogo, Niterói, Brazil