Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro

What Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro does

Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro (SPRJ) is a non-profit psychoanalytic society founded on September 29, 1955, operating from its headquarters at Rua Fernandes Guimarães, 92 in the Botafogo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the first psychoanalytic society in Rio de Janeiro and the second in Brazil, affiliated with the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), the Federação Psicanalítica da América Latina (FEPAL), and the Federação Brasileira de Psicanálise (FEBRAPSI). The society's core mission is to train psychoanalysts based on the IPA tripod of theoretical study, clinical supervision, and personal analysis, with institutional involvement and community work as additional axes.

SPRJ delivers a five-year psychoanalytic training program through its Instituto de Ensino de Psicanálise (IEP), which has graduated 50 candidate classes since founding. The curriculum covers two years of Freudian theory and three years of post-Freudian authors (Klein, Winnicott, Ferenczi, Lacan, Bion, Kohut, André Green), with a specialized child and adolescent analyst training track recognized by IPA in 2011 and absorbed into the new Integrated Training Program (ITP) in 2025. The society also operates the DAP (Departamento de Atendimento Psicanalítico), a social psychoanalytic clinic with sessions capped at R$100, and the Est hollow Bick infant-mother observation methodology. The Werner W. Kemper Library holds 19,121 cataloged titles through the PHL digital catalog system, and the Revista Psicanalítica journal has been published since 1980 (printed since 1998).

SPRJ's revenue model is built on training fees paid by candidates over the five-year program, supplemented by social clinical fees from DAP, event registrations via Sympla, and membership dues. Community-facing programs such as Mentes da Maré (free psychotherapy for Maré favela residents since 2022), Livros no Tatame (shared reading with children and adolescents in community spaces), and Acolher (domestic violence support) are delivered largely through volunteer effort. The organization has 13 employees, 100+ named members, and a board (Conselho Diretor) elected every two years, with the 2026/2027 term led by President Marisa Helena Leite Monteiro. Growth is incremental and program-driven rather than capital-driven, with no external investment, funding rounds, or M&A activity since the 2011 merger with APrio 3.

Name

Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro

Legal name

Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro

Website

https://sprj.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro (SPRJ) is a 70-year-old non-profit psychoanalytic society in Rio de Janeiro, affiliated with IPA, FEPAL, and FEBRAPSI. It trains psychoanalysts through a five-year IEP program, runs a social clinic, and delivers community mental health projects.

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Product category

Psychoanalytic Training and Clinical Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Measurement Systems (MSA/Gage R&R) (EDABAKAF)

Keywords

• Psychoanalytic training
• Psychoanalytic services
• Mental health treatment
• Professional certification
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Psychoanalytic Training Fees: SPRJ generates revenue through psychoanalytic formation/training programs for medical doctors, psychologists, and other professionals. The five-year training program includes theoretical seminars, clinical supervision, personal analysis, institutional involvement, and community volunteer work.
2. Social Clinical Services (DAP): The Department of Psychoanalytic Care (DAP) provides affordable psychoanalytic treatment with a maximum fee of 100 reais per session, serving patients with financial limitations. Treatment frequency options include 3-4 sessions per week or 1-2 sessions per week.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SPRJ is a member-governed psychoanalytic society that delivers a five-year psychoanalytic formation program through the Instituto de Ensino de Psicanálise (IEP), combining theoretical study, clinical supervision, personal analysis, and institutional involvement. Beyond training, the society operates an accessible social psychoanalytic clinic (DAP), a child and adolescent analyst formation, infant-mother observation services, and community outreach programs including Mentes da Maré and Livros no Tatame. Scientific activities (conferences, study groups, congresses) and the Revista Psicanalítica journal, supported by the Werner W. Kemper Library, complete the core portfolio.

Product overview

The Sociedade Psicanalítica do Rio de Janeiro (SPRJ) is a psychoanalytic society offering a comprehensive portfolio of services centered on psychoanalytic training, clinical practice, and community outreach. The core offering is the five-year Formação Psicanalítica through the Instituto de Ensino de Psicanálise (IEP), which has trained 50 classes of candidates since 1955. The portfolio includes specialized child/adolescent analyst training, infant-mother observation methodology, and scientific activities with multiple study groups. Social impact is delivered through the Clínica Social/DAP providing accessible treatment, and community projects including Mentes da Maré (free care for Maré favela residents), Livros no Tatame (reading initiative in community spaces), and Acolher (domestic violence support). Research resources include the Revista Psicanalítica journal and the Biblioteca Werner W. Kemper with over 19,000 cataloged titles. The organization is affiliated with IPA, FEPAL, and FEBRAPSI for international and regional psychoanalytic standards.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formação Psicanalítica (Psychoanalytic Training) Five-year psychoanalytic formation program covering two years of Freud's theoretical work and three years of post-Freudian authors, combining personal analysis, clinical seminars, supervision, institutional involvement, and community work. Awarded to candidates recognized by the IPA.
• Instituto de Ensino de Psicanálise (IEP) Teaching institute administering psychoanalytic training, offering seminars, clinical sessions, and case presentations for candidate analysts. Has graduated 50 candidate classes as of 2025.
• Formação de Analista de Criança e Adolescente Specialized child and adolescent psychoanalyst training program recognized by IPA in 2011, now integrated into the broader curriculum through the Integrated Training Program (ITP) including infant observation and clinical supervision.
• Observação da Relação Mãe-Bebê (ORMB) Infant-mother relationship observation using the Esther Bick method, conducted through weekly home visits for one year to support emotional development understanding.
• Clínica Social / DAP (Departamento de Atendimento Psicanalítico) Social psychoanalytic clinic providing accessible treatment with sessions priced at maximum R$100, serving infants, children, adolescents, adults, elderly, couples, and families. Patient intake managed via WhatsApp.
• Mentes da Maré Free psychological care project for residents of Maré favela community, initiated in 2022, having served over 100 patients with unlimited treatment duration. Coordinated by Eliana Mello and Tânia Leão Pedrozo.
• Livros no Tatame Shared reading project using psychoanalytic listening with children and adolescents in community spaces, operating in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Belém/PA, and indigenous communities, with a team of 19 psileitoras (psychoanalytic readers).
• Programa de Formação Integrada (ITP) Integrated Training Program encouraged by IPA, offering seminars including child psychoanalytic content from the beginning of adult training.
• Atividades Científicas (Scientific Activities) Scientific activities including conferences, courses, seminars, study groups, and cultural events open to members and external participants, covering theoretical lines, community-culture projects, and psychoanalytic-art dialogues.
• Acolher Project Psychoanalytic interventions project for victims of domestic violence linked to COWAP/IPA and maternal-infant violence prevention, coordinated by Stella Luiza Aranha.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 candidate classes trained since founding
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Porto Alegre (SBPdePA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021SBPdePA collaborated with SPRJ on the 'Livros no Tatame' project, supporting the initiative to promote greater access to psychoanalysis through shared reading with children and adolescents in community settings. The project expanded to Porto Alegre with teams working in orphanages and charitable institutions.
• Frances Tustin Memorial Trust (FTMT)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint organizer of the 10th International Frances Tustin Conference, held for the first time in Latin America (São Paulo, July 29 - August 1). SPRJ co-organized this conference on primitive mental states and autism with FTMT, SBPSP, and Grupo Prisma de Psicanálise e Autismo.
• International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1955IPA is the global institution created by Freud to preserve and disseminate psychoanalytic teaching and practice worldwide. SPRJ became a Component Society of IPA in 1955 at the 19th International Psychoanalysis Congress in Geneva. IPA ensures excellence in psychoanalytic training quality and recognizes SPRJ's training programs including the child and adolescent psychoanalyst formation recognized in 2011.
• Federação Psicanalítica da América Latina (FEPAL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1955FEPAL brings together Latin American psychoanalytic institutions associated with IPA. SPRJ participates in FEPAL congresses including the 36th Latin American Congress of Psychoanalysis scheduled for Santiago, Chile, September 29 - October 3, 2026.
• Federação Brasileira de Psicanálise (FEBRAPSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1955FEBRAPSI congregates Brazilian psychoanalytic institutions affiliated with IPA. SPRJ members participate in FEBRAPSI activities and the annual Brazilian Psychoanalytic Congress, with the 31st congress scheduled for Recife in October 2027.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Deutsche Psychoanalytische Vereinigung (DPV): Major German IPA society offering accredited psychoanalytic training, scientific meetings, and a member-governed institute structure. Comparable to SPRJ in training methodology and IPA affiliation, with a similar multi-school theoretical orientation.
• Asociación Psicoanalítica de Buenos Aires (APdeBA): Argentina's oldest and largest psychoanalytic society and a fellow IPA and FEPAL member. Operates a comparable institute-led training program, clinical services, and scientific publishing, with deep regional ties to SPRJ through FEPAL congresses.
• American Psychoanalytic Association (APSA): Largest psychoanalytic professional association in North America and an IPA Component Society. Offers the same blend of accredited psychoanalytic training, clinical services, scientific meetings, and member-governed society operations as SPRJ, at a larger scale.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de São Paulo (SBPSP): Brazil's largest psychoanalytic society and the first IPA Component Society in the country. Operates the same IPA-affiliated four/two-axis training model, member-governed structure, and clinical/community programs as SPRJ, and is the most direct domestic comparator.
• Société Psychanalytique de Paris (SPP): Historic French psychoanalytic society and IPA Component Society, with a parallel four-pillar training model, member-led institute, and integrated clinical library. Closely comparable to SPRJ in doctrine tradition and society structure.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de Minas Gerais (SBPMG): Belo Horizonte-based psychoanalytic society that was also incubated from SPRJ's parent nuclei. Functions as a peer Brazilian IPA-affiliated society with the same training methodology and member-led governance.
• Sociedade Psicanalítica de Porto Alegre (SPPA): IPA Component Society originally incubated by SPRJ. Operates the same IPA tripod training model in southern Brazil and has already collaborated with SPRJ on the Livros no Tatame community project, making it a direct domestic partner and peer.
• New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute: One of the oldest psychoanalytic institutes in the United States and an IPA Component Society. Offers accredited psychoanalytic training with the same IPA tripod model, an extensive specialized library, and member-led scientific programs analogous to SPRJ's structure.
• British Psychoanalytic Society (BPS): One of the oldest IPA-affiliated psychoanalytic societies, founded in 1919. Runs a comparable training institute with the IPA tripod of theoretical study, clinical supervision, and personal analysis, plus a member-led institute structure highly analogous to SPRJ.

Broad incumbents

• International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA): Global umbrella body to which SPRJ has belonged as a Component Society since 1955. Not a direct competitor — instead the accreditor and federation that sets the training standards SPRJ follows and grants SPRJ its international recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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