Marcio Costa, Pre-Licensed Professional

Marcio Costa

(He/Him/His)

Pre-Licensed Professional

Accepting clients
Updated 30+ days ago
16 years in practice

In my psychoanalytic practice, I welcome patients of all identities and backgrounds to listen and work on their repressed feelings, ideas, and potential.

I have been working as a psychoanalyst for sixteen years and understand how challenging it can be to seek help at times. However, as we all need assistance at various moments in our lives, embarking on psychotherapy is an important step, helping you better understand the past experiences that shaped your character, as well as your future, desires, goals you aspire to achieve, and the fears and obstacles you encounter. I have experience with student's mental health, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and another diagnosis. My analytical work involves creating a space of freedom and trust where judgments are set aside, allowing for an immersion in the pure flow of words, memories, emotions, and ideas. By listening to oneself and being prompted by my questions, comments, dialogue, and, above all, my attentive listening, changes occur, including relieving symptoms. If you struggle with persistent symptoms, whether physical, mental, behavioral, social, or otherwise, please get in touch and schedule a session. Sufferings are vital issues that need to be understood to better cope with and transform them into something else, as the strength we endure is the strength we can act.

Remote / In-person
Speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish
Emergency number available
Treats suicidal ideation
Multiracial

Practice hours

Accepts new patients after hospitalization for

  • Manic episodes
  • Severe depression
  • Self-harming behavior
  • Suicidal intent or a plan
  • Altered mental status or delirium
  • Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
  • Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
  • Suicide attempt
  • Eating disorders
  • Substance use
  • Severe emotional stress or trauma

Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.

Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Academic Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Career
  • Childhood Abuse
  • Depression
  • Drug Use
  • Gender Identity
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Loneliness/Isolation
  • Men's Issues
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic
  • Paranoid Personality
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
  • Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
  • Spiritual/Religious Concerns
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues

Age groups

  • Teens (13-17)
  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)
  • Seniors (65 or older)

Special groups

  • Active duty military
  • Adult children of alcoholics
  • Athletes
  • Body positivity
  • Clients from the court/judicial system
  • Immigrants
  • Little people
  • Neurodivergent people
  • People in the foster care system
  • People of color
  • People seeking asylum
  • People who are bisexual
  • People who are blind or visually impaired
  • People who identify as gay
  • People who identify as lesbian
  • People who identify as non-binary
  • People who identify as queer
  • People with disabilities
  • People with HIV or AIDS
  • Professional Healthcare Providers
  • Transgender
  • Veterans

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Couples Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Psychoanalysis

Location

  • Many Rivers Collective, LLC.

    Clinic

    1500 John F Kennedy Boulevardsuite 920Philadelphia, PA 19102

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    Accommodations

    Entering the practice

    • Well-lit path to entrance
    • Door can be opened easily
    • Flat path to the front door

    Getting around

    • Elevators

    Settling in

    • Wide entry to clinician space

Remote options

  • Video

Payment options

$130 — $160per session

Insurance

In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies

  • Aetna – Pennsylvania
  • Aetna Student Health – Pennsylvania
  • Out-of-pocket
  • Documentation provided for patient filling
  • Out-of-network insurance
  • Sliding scale
  • In-network insurance

Payment methods

  • Cash
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
  • Venmo
  • Zelle

Credentials

Licenses

  • Psychologyst

    PS015846, Pennsylvania

Certificates

  • Visiting Scholar

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Post-doctoral training in Psychoanalytical Theory

    Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

  • Post-doctoral training in Clinical Psychology

    Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo

Education

  • State University of Rio de Janeiro

    PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), 2013

  • State University of Rio de Janeiro

    MPsy (Master of Psychology), 2008

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