You may be someone who has learned to adapt to new places, cultures, and relationships, while carrying experiences that haven’t always been fully understood or named.
On the outside, life goes on; on the inside, emotions and tensions don’t always find space to be processed, especially when values, histories, and the sense of belonging come into conflict.
Samara Muniz, nice to meet you!
My own history has also contributed to this perspective. I am Brazilian, married to a Russian , and together we are raising two children who are growing up building a multicultural identity . This daily experience allows me to understand, in a very concrete way, the complexities of multicultural families and relationships.
Throughout my journey, I have also lived through difficult experiences as an immigrant, including situations of vulnerability and trauma. These moments remind us that, even with knowledge or training, no one is completely immune to unfamiliar systems, lack of information, or exploitative situations. Often we don't know our rights, nor do we have the language to understand what we are going through. These experiences led me to deepen my studies and develop a multicultural clinical approach.
I am a licensed Mental Health Counselor in Boston, Massachusetts (LMHC) , with over 15 years of experience in the mental health field. My professional journey began as a psychologist in Brazil, where I started my clinical work and developed the foundation of my practice.
Over the years, I have dedicated myself to supporting immigrants and multicultural families in dealing with the emotional challenges of building a life in a new country.
With a master's degree in mental health and a specialization in trauma , I combine clinical knowledge with a human, culturally sensitive, and accessible approach.
I may not speak every language, but I make a point of creating a space where your language is welcome , your cultural identity is respected, and multicultural relationships are embraced. Because being understood often begins with being able to be who you are in all the complexity of your story.
How can I help you
My work is to help people develop greater emotional clarity, inner security, and connection with themselves and their relationships.
Through an approach that integrates trauma, multiculturalism, and Motivational Interviewing, the therapeutic process seeks to create a space where change can happen without judgment, pressure, or the need to "fit in."
Many people begin to move out of survival mode, understand deep emotional patterns, strengthen relationships, and integrate parts of themselves that they have long felt they needed to hide, adapt, or divide among different cultures, languages, and life experiences.
In psychological assessments, I help transform emotionally complex experiences into clear, in-depth, and technically structured clinical documentation—allowing the psychological impact experienced by the person to be truly understood.
The focus of my work is not just identifying suffering.
It is helping people understand their history in a deeper, more organized, and human way.
Licensing, Education, and Professional Credentials
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Lato Sensu
(Post-Graduation)
Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil
Master of Arts (MA)
Cambridge College, Massachusetts, USA
Sex Therapy Specialization
Integrated Clinical Psychology and Sexology, Brazil
Graduated in Psychological Immigration Evaluation
Immigration
Evaluation Institute
Bachelor of Psychology
Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil