Wanderley Pinheiro Psychoanalyst
Wanderley Pinheiro, psychoanalyst, in a flat cap and glasses, looking to the side.

Everyone hears me. No one listens.

Individual psychoanalytic treatment online, in English, for people who spend their days making decisions for others and rarely talk about themselves.

Book an initial consultation

An initial consultation of about [50] minutes, by video. Afterwards, you decide whether you want to continue. Replies on WhatsApp within [1 business day].

  • [5.0]on Google
  • 12+years in practice
  • Postgraduate specialization in Clinical Psychoanalysis

Over 12 years of clinical practice

Interdisciplinary training spanning psychoanalysis, language and the study of human relationships.

Psychoanalysis and related fields

  • Completed training in psychoanalysis
  • Postgraduate specialization in Clinical Psychoanalysis
  • Postgraduate specialization in Psycholinguistics
  • Postgraduate specialization in Semiotics and Discourse Analysis
  • Postgraduate specialization in Neuroscience Applied to Learning

International certifications

  • Certification in Hypnosis – OMNI Hypnosis Training Center (USA)
  • Certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming – iNLP Center (USA)
  • Certification in English Language Teaching – Cambridge English (University of Cambridge)

Further academic training

  • Teaching degree in English Language and Literature
  • Undergraduate degree in Marketing
  • Postgraduate specialization in Higher Education Teaching

Sessions

Online, in English

Sessions in Portuguese are also available, online or in person in Jundiaí, Brazil.

When success doesn’t answer every question

You have built a career, achieved financial independence and earned recognition. But some questions remain.

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If I have achieved so much, why do I keep reliving the same conflicts? This is the territory where psychoanalytic work can begin.

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What psychoanalytic treatment is like

Psychoanalysis is an investigation of the inner life. It does not offer advice, formulas for how to behave or ready-made answers. It creates the conditions for you to understand aspects of yourself that are not always accessible to consciousness.

You speak freely, including about things that seem unimportant. The work is to understand what keeps repeating in your life: how your history, your experiences and your relationships have shaped the person you have become.

Relationships, power and identity

Wanderley’s clinical work pays particular attention to three dimensions that tend to be intertwined.

  • Relationships

    Why do certain conflicts repeat themselves, even with different people? Why do some relationships stir up dependence, rivalry, resentment or a constant need for recognition?

  • Power

    What does it mean to have to be in control all the time? How do you deal with authority, vulnerability, competition and dependence? What happens when the power that works so well in your professional life stops working in your personal relationships?

  • Identity

    Who are you beyond what you have built? How much of your identity is tied to performance, recognition and other people’s expectations? What remains when you don’t have to prove anything to anyone?

These are not rigid categories but possible lines of inquiry, shaped by what is unique to each person.

How sessions work

From the first contact onward, each stage of the treatment is decided together with you.

  1. Send a message

    On WhatsApp. You will get a reply within [1 business day] to arrange the day and time of the initial consultation, taking your time zone into account.

  2. Initial consultation

    A first video meeting of about [50] minutes to talk about what led you to seek psychoanalysis. It is also when you and Wanderley consider whether this work is right for you at this point in your life.

  3. Frequency of sessions

    If you decide to begin treatment, the two of you agree on the frequency and terms of the sessions, based on what emerged in the initial consultation.

  4. Online sessions

    Individual sessions in English via [video platform]. What is said stays between the two of you. You will not be judged or expected to present an idealized version of yourself.

There is no set script and no standard timeframe for treatment. The process respects the complexity of the questions that emerge as the work unfolds.

What the initial consultation is like

A [2]-minute video [in English] in which Wanderley answers:

  • What happens in the consultation?
  • How long does it last, and how much does it cost?
  • What if I don’t know where to begin?
  • Do I have to continue afterwards?

Wanderley Pinheiro

Psychoanalyst. A career devoted to understanding human experience.

Wanderley Pinheiro in a flat cap and glasses, seated with his hands clasped, looking to the side.
[Photo caption]

I work in English and in Portuguese with people who have built a great deal and who want a deeper understanding of their relationships, their choices and the stance they take toward their own lives.

Over my years of clinical work, I have become increasingly interested in how we build our identities, form relationships, exert power and are subject to it, and how often we find ourselves caught in patterns we do not fully understand.

This perspective guides my work: a way of listening that takes into account not only the suffering you bring, but also the history, the bonds, the conflicts and the contradictions that make you who you are.

Wanderley Pinheiro, psychoanalyst [Placeholder: his handwritten name will replace this cursive lettering]

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Fees

Fees are set out before you commit to anything, so you can make an informed decision.

Ongoing treatment
Fee per session, [paid monthly].
[US$000]
Single session
A session with no commitment to continue.
[US$000]
Initial consultation
A first video meeting of about [50] minutes. This is where you decide together whether it makes sense to begin treatment.
[US$000]

Payment by [international payment method], always payable to [full name or company name], Brazilian tax ID (CNPJ) [00.000.000/0001-00]. [You will receive a receipt for every payment.]

If anyone asks you to pay a different person or company, do not pay; let him know via the official WhatsApp number.

Questions

Does psychoanalysis work online?

The online format preserves what sustains psychoanalytic treatment: the spoken word, regularity and confidentiality. You can have sessions from home or from your office, and treatment does not have to stop if you travel often or move to another city or country.

Where is Wanderley based? What about time zones?

He is based in Jundiaí, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sessions in English take place online, and times are arranged with your time zone in mind (his hours are listed below, in Brasília time). Sessions are also available in Portuguese, online or in person at his practice in Jundiaí.

Do I have to lie on the couch?

No. Online, you can talk from wherever you feel comfortable. [If you prefer, you can sometimes turn off your camera, which comes closer to the experience of the couch. This is something you agree on with him.]

How long does treatment last?

It depends on each person and on what emerges along the way. Some treatments last months; others, years. You can stop whenever you wish, and ending is also something discussed in session.

What about confidentiality?

Confidentiality is part of the ethics of psychoanalysis. Online sessions take place via [video platform]. [They are not recorded.] WhatsApp messages are read by [him or whoever replies].

How do I know I’m really talking to him?

This is the official website. The official contacts are WhatsApp [+55 11 00000-0000], email [[email protected]] and Instagram [@perfil]. Payments are only ever made to [name or company name], Brazilian tax ID (CNPJ) [00.000.000/0001-00].

What if I’m going through a crisis?

Psychoanalytic treatment is not an emergency service. In a crisis, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line in your country, or go to the nearest hospital emergency department. In Brazil, call 188 (CVV, a 24-hour emotional support line) or 192 (SAMU, emergency medical services).

Not everything that matters can be won. Some questions cannot be solved by strategy, performance or money: they call for a willingness to look at ourselves, including at whatever contradicts the image we have built of who we are.

The first step is a conversation.

If you recognize some of these questions in your own experience, begin with the initial consultation. Afterwards, you decide whether you want to continue.

Book an initial consultation on WhatsApp
WhatsApp
[+55 11 00000-0000]
Email
[[email protected]]
Sessions
Online, in English. Sessions in Portuguese can also be held in person at the practice in Jundiaí.
Practice
Rua Satélite, 240 – Chácara Urbana
Jundiaí – SP, 13209-110, Brazil
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Hours
[Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Brasília time]