In-person in Houston, online across Texas • In-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum, Oscar, Curative, Tricare • Therapy in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Farsi
Adriane Barroso, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist. Psychoanalyst. Clinical and Training Director.
Approach & Availability
Clinical Focus:
Grief, Trauma, Bipolar, Psychoanalysis.
Modality:
Telehealth
Languages:
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Insurance:
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Tricare, Oscar, Curative, UnitedHealthcare
Age Groups:
Adults
Availability Across States:
Yes
Currently at Capacity
About
Dr. Adriane Barroso is a licensed psychologist and psychoanalyst with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She was born in Brazil and has practiced in private practice, academic, and hospital settings across the United States, Brazil, Ecuador, and Portugal. Her work focuses on adults and young adults dealing with grief, trauma, depression, and complex psychological presentations, including bipolar disorder. Many of her patients come to therapy after a major loss, or at a moment when life no longer makes sense in the way it once did. She often works with people who have tried therapy before but still feel poorly understood.
Dr. Barroso practices psychoanalysis. Rather than focusing on quick fixes, her work centers on understanding what keeps recurring and on helping patients make sense of experiences that feel overwhelming. She provides therapy in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, and is attuned to the linguistic and cultural dimensions that shape psychological suffering and relationships.
Dr. Barroso is the Clinical and Training Director of Real Talk Clinical Psychology. She is also a published author and a regular presenter at psychoanalytic conferences in the United States and internationally.
Strongest Fit
Adults and young adults navigating grief, trauma, depression, or complex presentations;
Individuals seeking psychoanalytic treatment;
People for whom prior treatment has not led to clarity or change.
Training & Background
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Bachelor’s degree in Journalism;
Real Talk's Clinical & Training Director;
Extensive, ongoing training in Psychoanalysis;
Published author on psychoanalysis, mental health, and alternative approaches to psychiatric care;
Regular presenter at national and international psychoanalytic conferences.
Selected Publications and Presentations
A sample of this clinician's published research, clinical writing, and presentations.
Adriane Barroso, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and psychoanalyst who provides individual therapy for adults. She works with grief, trauma, depression, and complex presentations, including bipolar disorder and experiences of major loss or life disruption. Sessions are offered in English, Portuguese, and Spanish via telehealth. Licensed with the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council/Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Texas License #37992). To verify a license, click here.
A Hole That Doesn't Heal: What Trauma Actually Does to a Life.
March 2026. Journal Post. Read here.
A case study of a peer respite's integration into a public mental health system.
2020. Paper. Link.
Lacan: entre linguagem e pulsão
(Lacan: between language and drive)
2015. Paper. Link.
Sobre a concepção de sujeito em Freud e Lacan
(About the concept of subject in Freud and Lacan)
2012. Paper. Link.
Pela responsabilização subjetiva na modernidade líquida: novos arranjos no espaço público
(Subjective responsibility and liquid modernity: new arrangements in the public sphere)
2011. Paper. Link.