Symbolic illustration If you’re a healthcare provider supporting someone through a gender-affirming surgical process, you may be looking for a qualified mental health professional to provide the required referral letter. This is one of the core services I offer — and a routine part of my clinical work. As a psychologist registered in Brazil (CRP 06/180170), I’ve been working in gender-focused care for years, providing online psychological services to clients across the UK, Eu

Symbolic illustration If you’re planning a gender-affirming surgery, you may have heard that a “referral letter” is required. This is a clinical document written by a qualified mental health professional to support your surgical care — and it’s one of the services I offer. Across the UK, Europe and many other parts of the world, clinics and surgeons often request this type of letter as part of their standard pre-operative protocol. In most cases, it’s not about questioning yo

I decided to start this blog to share some of my professional and personal reflections and experiences, which may be helpful to clients and to the wider community. Over the past years, I have supported people from many different cultures and backgrounds, and I feel it is now time to build this space as a way of offering additional resources.