Alice Castro Menezes Xavier

She has a degree in Medicine (2012) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), a Medical Residency in Psychiatry (2016) from the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), a Master's degree in Health Sciences (2018) from the same institution, and a Specialization in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy from the Center for Family and Individual Studies of Porto Alegre (CEFI-POA-2020). She also earned a Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences from UFRGS (2023). She has a post-doctorate in progress at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP). She worked from 2016 to 2023 at the Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) in the city of Gravataí/RS, providing care, matrix support and training in mental health for primary care professionals. She has experience as a supervisor in cognitive-behavioral therapy for resident physicians and psychologists in training. Since 2022, she has been the coordinator, teacher and supervisor of the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Training course at the Luís Guedes Study Center (CELG). She has been a researcher at the Anxiety Disorders Program at Hospital e Clínicas de Porto Alegre/UFRGS since 2014. She has worked as a researcher at the Center for Innovation in Mental Health (CISM) since 2022. She has also worked in private practice since 2016. She has experience in clinical research and focuses on the following areas: Anxiety Disorders, OCD-related disorders (especially Excoriation Disorder and Trichotillomania), Obesity, Cognitive-behavioral therapy and Digital Interventions. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)