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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
Brazil has 112 therapists listed on TherapyRoute, including clinical psychologists, psychologists and psychoanalysts.
At a glance
- Therapists listed
- 112 (Clinical Psychologists 34, Psychologists 21, Psychoanalysts 9, Chartered Psychologists 7, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists 6, CBT Psychotherapists 4, Psychotherapists 3, Registered Psychotherapists 3). Professions given by 104 of them.
The summary above sets out how the practitioners listed across Brazil differ from one another. If you know where you want to be seen, the city pages below each carry that place's own list. Filtering for practitioners who work online shows everyone in Brazil available by video, wherever they are based. Two or three enquiries is normal, and a first conversation is where most people decide.
Cities in Brazil with therapists listed
- Rio de Janeiro (27)
- Sao Paulo (26)
- Curitiba (8)
- Belo Horizonte (4)
- Brasilia (3)
- Florianopolis (3)
- Fortaleza (3)
- Sao Jose dos Campos (3)
- Campinas (2)
- Duque de Caxias (2)
- Aracaju Brazil (1)
- Aracatuba (1)
- Balnerio Piarras Sc (1)
- Barueri (1)
- Belem (1)
- Canoas (1)
- Caxias do Sul (1)
- Cerquilho (1)
- Divinpolis (1)
- Gravatai (1)
- Hortolndia (1)
- Ivoti (1)
- Jf (1)
- Juiz de Fora (1)
Every other city in Brazil with a therapist listed (17)
A therapist who practises in more than one city is listed under each.
Places with a therapist and no page of their own yet (13)
These are recorded against a therapist on TherapyRoute and have no listing page yet, so there is nothing to send you to and no count we can stand behind.
Ara Atuba, Bel M, Bras Lia, Florian Polis, Gravata, Jundia, Mari Polis, Nova Nazare, Ribeir O Preto, S O Jos dos Campos, S O Paulo, V Rzea Paulista, Xangri L
In Brazil a psicólogo registers with the Conselho Regional de Psicologia for their area. The Conselho Federal de Psicologia runs the national register those regional entries feed. Psicoterapeuta, terapeuta and coach are not separately protected titles.
So a person offering therapy answers to a council only as a psychologist or as a doctor. Psychiatrists are checked as doctors, through the medical councils.
You can search the Conselho Federal de Psicologia national register and look up a doctor with the Conselho Federal de Medicina. Verify with Conselho Federal de Psicologia (CFP), Conselho Regional de Psicologia (CRP) or Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM).
Therapy fees in Brazil are set by each practice, so what a psychologist or psychiatrist charges varies with their qualifications, the length of the session and the city they work in. Therapists generally set what they charge with their own cost of living in mind, and fees tend to track local income levels. If the fee is beyond your means, ask whether the psychologist offers a sliding scale based on income.
Look at community mental health services, university training clinics, and counselling offered through an employer's assistance programme. Group sessions usually cost less than individual ones.
See how to think about the cost of therapy
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
TherapyRoute is not for emergencies and does not provide medical advice. All of our content is informational and cannot replace professional healthcare. In an emergency, contact a local emergency service. For immediate support, consider a local helpline.