Maria José do Amaral Ferreira

Maria José do Amaral Ferreira is a psychologist and Jungian analyst based in São Paulo, Brazil, and a member of the Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia Analítica (SBPA), one of Brazil's principal IAAP-affiliated societies dedicated to the study and practice of analytical psychology. She completed her analyst training through the SBPA, producing a specialization monograph titled 'Trabalhando com os Sonhos' (Working with Dreams) in 2006, which reflects her clinical and theoretical engagement with the Jungian approach to dream analysis. The SBPA, founded in 1978 in São Paulo, maintains a longstanding commitment to offering clinical services and educational programs grounded in the psychology of C.G. Jung. Ferreira practices from her office in the Vila Mariana neighborhood of São Paulo, contributing to the broader community of Jungian analysts serving the diverse population of Brazil's largest city. Her work on dreams situates her within a central tradition of analytical psychology, as the interpretation of dreams has remained a foundational method in Jungian clinical practice since Jung's earliest theoretical contributions.