Mariangela Mendes De Almeida

Mariangela Mendes de Almeida is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in Sao Paulo, Brazil, She has been working in the field of mental health and child development since 1982. Between 1988 and 1993, she was a Clinical Associate at the Child and Family Department, Tavistock Clinic, where she received her MA in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies (from the University of East London). She is currently training as an analyst at the Institute of the Brazilian Psychoanalytic Society of Sao...See more

Mariangela Mendes de Almeida is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in Sao Paulo, Brazil, She has been working in the field of mental health and child development since 1982. Between 1988 and 1993, she was a Clinical Associate at the Child and Family Department, Tavistock Clinic, where she received her MA in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies (from the University of East London). She is currently training as an analyst at the Institute of the Brazilian Psychoanalytic Society of Sao Paulo. She specializes in early interventions on primitive states of mind in children with severe emotional disturbances. She has written chapters for 'Exploring Feeding Difficulties in Children - The Generosity of Acceptance' (edited by G. Williams et al., 2004) and 'Un Bisogno Vitale' (edited by E. Quagliata, 2002). See less