Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Ribeirão Preto

What Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Ribeirão Preto does

Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Ribeirão Preto (SBPRP) is a private nonprofit psychoanalytic society (associação civil sem fins lucrativos) headquartered at Rua Ércole Verri, 230 in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, with eight employees. It is affiliated with three international federations — the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA, member since 1993), the Federação Brasileira de Psicanálise (FEBRAPSI), and the Federación Psicoanalítica de América Latina (FEPAL) — placing it within the global credentialing structure for psychoanalysis. Its activities center on three pillars: professional formation (a multi-year psychoanalytic training program with selection exams every two years), continuing education and scientific programming for members, and cultural-public programming that bridges psychoanalysis with broader intellectual and artistic dialogue. SBPRP also provides reduced-fee psychoanalytic treatment to the public through its DAP (Departamento de Atendimento em Psicanálise).

Its core products and offerings span four streams: (1) the flagship Bienal de Psicanálise e Cultura (six editions since 2008, most recently VI Bienal in May 2023 as a hybrid event at Centro de Convenções de Ribeirão Preto), (2) the Bion 2018 International Congress and ongoing events such as Terças na Sociedade and Cinema & Psicanálise, (3) the Formação em Psicanálise training program and IPA-eligible membership, and (4) two journals — Revista Berggasse 19 (psychoanalytic research) and Revista Ateliê do Sonhar (cultural commentary) — plus the Sigmund Freud Library. Distribution runs through a WordPress-based institutional website (sbprp.org.br), a unified events platform (sistemas.sbprp.org.br) integrated with PagSeguro/PagBank for payment processing, active social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn), and a blog (sbprp.com).

The business model is a hybrid of transactional and subscription-style revenue. Revenue streams include event registration and ticket sales (transaction-based), training and membership fees (recurring), journal subscriptions and single-issue sales (recurring and transactional), and DAP clinical session fees (professional services). No comprehensive public pricing schedule is published. The society is member-governed through an elected board of directors (diretoria), with leadership rotating among figures such as Pedro Paulo de Azevedo Ortolan, Lenise Lisboa Azoubel, Rachel Lomônaco Beltrame, and others; Lia F. C. Falsarella has coordinated the Bienal Commission since 2017. The organization is recognized internationally through the 2011 Sigourney Prize and its long-running IPA affiliation, and it continues to position itself as the primary node for IPA-affiliated psychoanalysis in interior São Paulo.

Name

Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Ribeirão Preto

Legal name

Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Ribeirão Preto

Website

https://sbprp.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Ribeirão Preto (SBPRP) is a nonprofit psychoanalytic society in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, offering IPA-affiliated training, reduced-fee clinical care through DAP, two journals, and the biennial Bienal de Psicanálise e Cultura for psychoanalysts, training candidates, and the cultural public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Psychoanalytic Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

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PRIMARYEDAEALAO

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Outsourced Operations & Managed Services for Education (BPO/Contracted Support)

Keywords

• Psychoanalytic training
• Psychoanalytic treatment
• Mental health services
• Professional membership
• Cultural events

Headquarters

HQ city

Ribeirão Preto

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Registration and Ticket Sales: SBPRP sells tickets and registrations for its events including the biennial conferences and the Bion International Congress. Payments are processed via PagSeguro/PagBank integration, with ticket types and pricing published per event.
2. Publication Sales and Subscriptions: SBPRP generates revenue from the sale of its psychoanalytic journals — Berggasse 19 and Ateliê do Sonhar — including single issues and subscriptions, sold through its website.
3. Psychoanalytic Services (DAP): The DAP (Departamento de Atendimento em Psicanálise) provides psychoanalytic treatment at reduced professional fees to the public, generating revenue from session fees.
4. Psychoanalytic Training and Membership: SBPRP charges fees for its psychoanalytic formation program, including selection exam registration and ongoing training fees for candidates seeking to become members.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SBPRP is a nonprofit psychoanalytic society that delivers a multi-year professional formation (training) program qualifying candidates as psychoanalysts, low-cost psychoanalytic clinical care through the Departamento de Atendimento em Psicanálise (DAP), and periodic scientific-cultural events led by its Bienal de Psicanálise e Cultura series. It complements these with two journals (Revista Berggasse 19 and Revista Ateliê do Sonhar) and supporting programming such as Cinema & Psicanálise and Terças na Sociedade.

Product overview

Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Ribeirão Preto (SBPRP) is a professional psychoanalytic society offering a comprehensive ecosystem of services: psychoanalytic training programs with biennial selection exams, reduced-fee clinical treatment through its DAP (Departamento de Atendimento em Psicanálise), and two journals (Revista Berggasse 19 and Revista Ateliê do Sonhar). The society organizes the major biennial 'Bienal de Psicanálise e Cultura' conference series featuring international speakers and cultural programming, complemented by regular events like 'Cinema & Psicanálise' and 'Terças na Sociedade'. Additional offerings include a Sigmund Freud Library, archive and memory programs, and a blog for cultural content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revista Berggasse 19: SBPRP's psychoanalytic journal named after Freud's Vienna address.
• Revista Ateliê do Sonhar
• Biblioteca Sigmund Freud
• Departamento de Atendimento em Psicanálise (DAP)
• Bienal de Psicanálise e Cultura
• VI Bienal de Psicanálise e Cultura

Products and services

• Atendimento Psicanalítico (DAP) Psychoanalytic clinical care offered through the Departamento de Atendimento em Psicanálise (DAP), providing treatment sessions at reduced professional fees. Sessions are delivered by trained member psychoanalysts and made accessible to patients unable to afford private psychoanalytic rates.
• Formação em Psicanálise Multi-year professional psychoanalytic training program conducted through selection exams held every two years, comprising coursework, personal analysis, supervised clinical work, and seminars, culminating in IPA-affiliated SBPRP membership. Targeted at professionals (typically psychologists, psychiatrists, or related fields) seeking full psychoanalytic qualification.
• Revista Berggasse 19 Peer-reviewed psychoanalytic journal published by SBPRP, named after Sigmund Freud's Vienna address (Berggasse 19). Sold as single issues and subscriptions through the SBPRP website for psychoanalysts, academics, students, and cultural professionals.
• Revista Ateliê do Sonhar Cultural journal published by SBPRP exploring the intersection of psychoanalysis and culture. Sold as single issues and subscriptions through the SBPRP website for psychoanalysts, academics, students, and cultural professionals.
• Bienal de Psicanálise e Cultura Major biennial conference series organized by SBPRP that brings together psychoanalysts, artists, scientists, and philosophers for interdisciplinary dialogue on psychoanalysis and culture, featuring national and international speakers. Tickets are sold via the SBPRP events platform integrated with PagSeguro/PagBank; events are hybrid with in-person attendance at Centro de Convenções de Ribeirão Preto and online Zoom participation (notably the VI edition in May 2023).

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• VS Futura EventosminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018VS Futura Eventos, based in Ribeirão Preto, was contracted as the event management company for the Bion 2018 International Congress organized by SBPRP. VS Futura handled logistics coordination including venue arrangements, registration management, and congress administration.
• International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993SBPRP has been an IPA member society since 1993. IPA affiliation is the highest international recognition for psychoanalytic societies, conferring SBPRP's training program with international credibility and its members with IPA certification.
• Federação Brasileira de Psicanálise (FEBRAPSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBPRP is affiliated with FEBRAPSI, the Brazilian Federation of Psychoanalysis, which coordinates psychoanalytic societies across Brazil and represents them in continental and international psychoanalytic bodies.
• Federación Psicoanalítica de América Latina (FEPAL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBPRP is affiliated with FEPAL, the Latin American Psychoanalytic Federation, providing its members access to the regional psychoanalytic community and joint events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de São Paulo (SBPSP): Largest Brazilian IPA-affiliated psychoanalytic society, based in São Paulo. Directly comparable to SBPRP as a national IPA society offering formation, clinical services, publications, and scientific events, but with materially greater scale and resources.
• Sociedade Psicanalítica de Brasília: IPA-affiliated psychoanalytic society in Brasília. Competes for candidates and members from Brazil's federal capital region and offers an analogous portfolio of formation, clinical services, and cultural programming.
• Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro (SPRJ): IPA-affiliated psychoanalytic society in Rio de Janeiro. Competes with SBPRP for Brazilian candidates, speakers, and event prestige, operating a parallel formation program, clinical service offering, and event calendar.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Porto Alegre (SBPPA): IPA-affiliated psychoanalytic society in southern Brazil. Directly comparable as a regional Brazilian IPA society running biennial selection exams, training programs, and cultural-scientific events similar to SBPRP's model.

Regional players

• American Psychoanalytic Association: US counterpart IPA society offering psychoanalytic training, clinical services, publications, and national events. Highly comparable in mission and offerings but operates in a different geography with a different regulatory and reimbursement environment.
• Société Psychanalytique de Paris: Founding IPA society in France, offering psychoanalytic formation, clinical services, journals, and major scientific events. Highly analogous institutional model to SBPRP but operating in a much larger market with a longer institutional history.
• Federación Psicoanalítica de América Latina (FEPAL): Latin American regional psychoanalytic federation that SBPRP is affiliated with. Operates at regional rather than national level but provides joint congresses, publications, and member networking that materially overlap with SBPRP's programming.
• British Psychoanalytical Society: UK IPA society and one of the oldest psychoanalytic training institutes in the world. Comparable as a membership-based IPA society running a formation program, clinical service, and event series, though anchored in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA): Global parent body of which SBPRP is a component society. Sets international training standards, accredits SBPRP's formation program, and provides the institutional credibility that underpins SBPRP's value proposition.
• Federação Brasileira de Psicanálise (FEBRAPSI): National federation that coordinates all Brazilian IPA component societies, including SBPRP. Operates overlapping functions in events, publications, and standards-setting but at the federation level rather than as a local society.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCy1jYsTH3k335V_0bhn462A
• Facebookfacebook.com/SBPRP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sbprp
• Instagraminstagram.com/sbpribeiraopreto

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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