The professional holds a degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2001). She holds a master's degree in Psychoanalysis from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and is currently a PhD student in the same post-graduate program as Strictu Sense. She works as a psychoanalyst and as assistant professor II in the Psychology course and in the medical course of Severino Sombra University (USS). She is also the pedagogical supervisor of post-graduate latu sensu in Theory and Psychoanalytic Clinic at USS.