About Us

Rafaela Zorzanelli

I am a clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. I am living in the Netherlands since 2018, where I came to spend one year as a visiting researcher at Utrecht University.

My academic training was always combined with my career as a psychologist with a psychoanalytical background. I have over twelve years of experience in my private office and as a clinical volunteering psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

My interests in the academic field have always been attached to mental health, e.g., the impact of diseases on people’s lives, the burden of not having diagnosis when you suffer from a “contested illness” and more recently, the lived experience of people who are chronic users of psychotropics, such as tranquillizers, opioids, and stimulants. My P.h.D was on chronic fatigue syndrome, and the difficulties patients have to face when they suffer from a “contested illness.” After that, I conducted research with a group of fibromyalgia syndrome patients. For years, I dedicated myself to produce knowledge about and to work as a clinical psychologist with people who were struggling with physical and mental complaints without having a “medical finding” to justify their suffering.

I have also been working on public debates and public policymaking surrounding autism, as well as support groups for the families; medical controversies and social movements surrounding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Brazil and Argentina; with people who do not recognize themselves in the body they were born with, and finally the scaling up of psychiatric diagnosis in the world – for the good and the bad.

More recently, I have been working with chronic users of prescription medicines, such as tranquillizers, opioids, and stimulants, and I am preparing a book on that subject. I published a bunch of papers on each of the mentioned subjects, as you can find on the links at the end of this page.

When I think about what I can offer to such a good team like this, the first thing that comes to my mind is the very experience of being an ex-pat brings about a bunch of new experiences that can be really useful to other people with the same experience. Especially concerning Portuguese speakers with whom I think I have the most to give, despite I feel comfortable to work with English-speakers and French speakers. The second point is that I have been trained since 2000, continuously based on a psychoanalytical approach. This is something new that I can offer, mainly because this approach is quite common in Latin America and Francophonic countries, but not so much well known in the Netherlands. This is the kind of approach that Brazilians probably will be more comfortable with – this is my guess. Psychoanalysis is based mainly on the client’s speech. It is very important that we, as psychoanalysts, could listen to the people’s own experiences, sometimes even being traumatic and difficult ones. The words and trying to put our experiences together through word can be a trigger to rebuild the way we think about ourselves and provide tools to cope with the difficulties in life. This process is based on the support of the clinician.

Devi Retnowati Anggraeni

My name Devi Retnowati Anggraeni I came from Jakarta, Indonesia and now I’m living in the Netherlands. My Bachelor Degree in Psychology was obtained from Maranatha Christian University in Indonesia. I obtained my Master Degree (BSc) in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Atma Jaya Catholic University Indonesia.

To strengthen my competencies. I  took courses on handwriting analysis (graphology) and behaviour analysis to further enrich my knowledge in psychology.

My previous working experience in the past 9 years is as Industrial & Organisational Psychologist and HR Corporate. As an Industrial & Organisational Psychologist mostly in the field of People Development and Organisation Development. And for the past 5 years, I also worked as HR Corporate for Digital Company and Luxury Watches Retail Company. My competence as an HR Corporate related to Recruitment, Talent Management, Organisation Development and HR Operations.

From those two fields of work, I enjoyed the empowerment learning and growth both for individuals and organizations in multi-industry.

I’m passionate about Learning, Leadership Development and People Development. I believe that people are meant to inspire and empower themselves and one another. This is why I studied, worked and wanted to work in the human field by joining In-Mentis Psychology.

José Manuel Cabezas García

Nº Col.: M-34276

Degree in Psychology

Master in Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation

EMDR (adults)

Hello, my name is José Manuel, I am Spanish and currently, I live in Madrid. My training as a professional is part of the interest in biology and neuropsychology, to understand the relationship between brain and behaviour, as well as the impact that occurs on both sides when there is some change in these.

My studies began with a degree in Psychology with a specialization in Clinical and a Master’s Degree in Neuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation, both at Camilo José Cela University in Madrid. The field of research I have explored most is memory, forming part of several types of research related to the alteration in executive functions in memory in children and adolescents with ADHD.

I have collaborated in the Jiménez Díaz Foundation with the psychiatry team performing evaluation and diagnosis and in the Electroencephalography laboratory of the Hospital 12 de Octubre de Madrid.

My experience in a private clinic related to psychological care is based on neuropsychological evaluation, diagnosis and rehabilitation in patients with brain damage, ADHD, dementia, cognitive impairment, deficit of executive functions, attentional processes and memory.

My professional goal is to develop my work from the perspective of quality and continuous improvement, with a self-criticism capacity necessary for the responsible performance of my functions, from a flexible mindset and a vision of teamwork in order to increase the efficiency of the results.