Dr. Rodrigo Sanches Peres is a Full Professor at the Institute of Psychology of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) and a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Programs in Psychology at both UFU and São Paulo State University (Unesp). He holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of São Paulo (USP) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Lisbon (UL). His research focuses on subjectivity, psychological suffering, psychosocial studies, and psychoanalytic approaches. He coordinates the Laboratory of Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Health (LaPPS), which is registered in the Research Groups Directory of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He has experience in qualitative research, psychosocial studies, and mental health.