Our Psychologist

First and foremost, Luisa is a Brazilian expat living in the Netherlands. She is a Psychologist graduated in 2014 and has lived in the country since 2021.

Luisa Ferrari is a Psychologist who works with evidence-based practice for the recovery and maintenance of mental health. She first trained in psychodynamic therapy and later on she delved into cognitive-behavioral therapies, learning different approaches to apply tailored interventions to each individual so that they have the most probability of working the best. She is registered in the Netherlands Institute of Psychology (NIP) as a NIP Psycholoog® (registration 248315).


Before she was 12, she had lived in 3 different regions in Brazil. She did an exchange program in Canada for a semester and later lived in Italy for a few months to learn Italian and reconnect with her Italian heritage. Finally, she ended up in the Netherlands where she decided to settle down with her family. Luisa really values a multi-cultural background and understands what migration entails.

Luisa Ferrari has 8+ years of clinical experience and has a Master’s degree in Psychopathology from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Qualifications

Bachelor in Psychology (2009-2014) - University of Brasília

Master in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology (2022-2024) - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (2024-2025) - 360 hours - Center of Studies in CBT (CETCC, São Paulo - Brazil)

Other courses

CBT for Personality Disorders (2024) - Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy

CBT for Anxiety (2025) - Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (ongoing)

Winnicott: experience and thinking. (2017) Supplementary education - 180 hours - Sedes Sapientiae Institute (São Paulo, Brazil)

People are disturbed not by events alone, but by the views they take on them.
— Epictetus (55-135 AD) - Stoic philosopher

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