Talking Works Psychology
Mind matters, Talking Works
Psychodynamic and feminist therapy for Brazilians and immigrant women living in Australia – in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
psychologist for immigrants
You don’t have to translate yourself here.
You moved countries. You rebuilt your life. And somewhere in between, you may have lost the thread back to yourself. This is a space where that thread can be found again — in your own language, with someone who understands what it means to be an immigrant woman navigating life far from home.
Therapy is for you if…
- You feel like you’re holding everything together on the outside, but something feels off underneath
- You’ve been in Australia for years, and still feel like you’re performing a version of yourself
- The pressure of being an immigrant woman — to adapt, to succeed, to be grateful — is quietly exhausting
- You want therapy that goes deeper than coping strategies — that looks at who you are, not just what you’re doing
- You want to speak Portuguese in a session and not have to translate your inner life first
intercultural therapy
How we can support you
Individual Psychotherapy
For women navigating identity, migration, relationships, trauma, anxiety, and the quiet grief of a life lived between cultures.
Couples therapy
For relationships under the pressure of immigration, cultural difference, and the weight of rebuilding a shared life.
Supervision
For psychologists and counsellors working with multicultural and immigrant populations.
Consultancy
For psychologists and counsellors seeking to validate their international psychology degree to practice in Australia.
We provide care
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Culturally inclusive
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Feminist oriented
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Holistic
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Intersectionally aware
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LGBTQIA+ affirming
We speak
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Português
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English
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Español
We can see you
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In-person (Melbourne)
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Telehealth
We provide care
-
Culturally inclusive
-
Feminist oriented
-
Holistic
-
Intersectionally aware
-
LGBTQIA+ affirming
We speak
-
Português
-
English
-
Español
We can see you
-
In-person (Melbourne)
-
Telehealth
Brazilian Psychologist in melbourne
Hey, I’m Patricia
I’m a Brazilian psychologist and psychoanalyst based in Melbourne. I’ve lived here since 2012 — long enough to know what it costs to rebuild yourself in a place that doesn’t yet know who you are.
I work with women. With the inner life that doesn’t translate easily. With what the body holds that the mind hasn’t found words for yet.
My approach draws on relational psychoanalysis, ISTDP, and a feminist, intersectional perspective. I take seriously the systems you live inside: gender, migration, race, culture. Not as background. As part of the work.
I offer sessions in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, because the language you think in is the language in which therapy should happen.
understanding your inner world as an immigrant
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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which Talking Works operates. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all First Nations people.
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