Congresso International Joanna de Ângelis

Spirituality and Psychology:
Understanding Your Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions

12-14 September 2025
High Leigh Conference Centre
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England

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Welcome to our space for spiritual growth and inner transformation. Here you will find all the information about the 3rd International Spiritist Congress Joanna de Ângelis.

Join us for these moments of study, fellowship and exchange of enriching experiences. The Joanna de Ângelis family warmly welcomes everyone and invites you to participate in this transformative inner journey.

Come be part of the Joanna de Ângelis international gathering.

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In Honour of
Divaldo Franco

Divaldo Pereira Franco

05/05/1927 - 13/05/2025

Divaldo Franco is one of the most renowned speakers and mediums of our time. At 98 years of age and with 78 years of experience as a spiritual orator, Divaldo has given more than 20,000 lectures and seminars in 71 countries on five continents. Divaldo Franco has been a promoter of peace, calling on everyone to irradicate violence through self-pacification. In 1952, in partnership with his faithful friend Nilson de Souza Pereira (26/10/1924 – 21/11/2013), he founded the Mansão do Caminho, whose social assistance work for thousands of needy people in the city of Salvador has earned the admiration and respect of Bahia, Brazil and the world.

Dr. Adriana Lopes

Dr. Adriana Lopes is jungian Analyst, Didactic Member of the Jungian Institute of Paraná. Member of the Jungian Association of Brazil (AJB)and the International Association for Analytical Psychology. PhD in Language and Society, from the State University of Western Paraná; Master in Public Health from the State University of Rio de Janeiro; Clinical Psychologist, with a degree in Psychology from the Universidade Paranaense, a degree in Sciences from the Universidade Paranaense and professor in Postgraduate courses in the Areas of Psychology and related Areas. Researcher at the Centre for Psychology and Spiritism of the Department of Mental Health of the Medical-Spiritist Association of Brazil. Spiritist speaker.

Anne Sinclair

Anne Sinclair is healthcare professional, speaker, translator and interpreter.

Interpreter in English for over 30 years for the Brazilian medium Divaldo Franco.

Member of the Kardec Group, participant of the Insightfully Speaking podcast. Participated in the founding of the British Union of Spiritist Societies (BUSS) and the Spiritist Family Group.

M.D. Anahy Fonseca

M.D. Anahy Fonseca is psychiatrist, member of the Psychiatric Association of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and founding member of its Department of Psychiatry and Spirituality, which she coordinated for ten years. She is a Jungian analyst and coordinator of the Department of Analytical Psychology and Spirituality of the Jungian Association of Brazil, affiliated with the International Association of Analytical Psychology. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Section on Religiosity, Spirituality and Psychiatry of the World Psychiatric Association and a member of the Commission for Studies and Research in Spirituality and Mental Health of the Brazilian Psychiatric Association. She is co-author and organiser of the book “As Experiências Anomalas na Perspectiva da Psicologia Complexa de CG Jung” and researcher responsible for the national research of the same name. Co-author of the trilogy “Conectando Ciência, Saúde e Espiritualidade” (Connecting Science, Health and Spirituality). She is a member of the Psychology and Spiritism Centre of the Spiritist Medical Association of Rio Grande do Sul and of the Spiritist Medical Association of Brazil, where she teaches “Spiritist Psychology by Joanna de Ângelis” to the English-speaking public.

SPEAKERS

Cláudia Semeghini

Cláudia Semeghini is a Clinical Psychologist; Jungian Training Analyst at the Jungian Institute of Rio de Janeiro; Member of the Jungian Association of Brazil and the International Association for Analytical Psychology; Art Therapist; Postgraduate degree in Jungian Psychology; Bachelor's degree in Business Administration; Member of the Psychology and Spiritism Centrer of the Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil; Member of the Department of Analytical Psychology and Spirituality of Jungian Association Brazil; Member of the Spirituality Department of Jungian Institute of Rio de Janeiro; Member of the Medical Spiritist Association of Rio de Janeiro; Collaborator of the Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil, Mansão do Caminho and abroad in the courses of the Psychological Series of Joanna de Ângelis; Coordinator of the Psychological Series study group in Rio de Janeiro; Spiritist Worker of Lar de Mistrael; National and International Speaker; Co-author of several books.

Gelson Roberto

Gelson Luis Roberto is a psychologist, master in clinical psychology, Jungian analyst, member of the Jungian Association of Brazil and the International Association for Analytical Psychology, founding member of the Jungian Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, professor of postgraduate studies in Jungian Clinical Psychology. Coordinator of the Spiritism and Psychology Centre of Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil and of the mental health department of the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul. He coordinates and collaborates with the courses of the psychological series by Joanna de Ângelis at the Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil, Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul, the Brazilian Spiritist Federation and Mansão do Caminho. Organizer and author of the book Joanna de Ângelis Contributions to the Analysis of Mental Disorders. Author of the book Behind and Beyond Time and organizer and co-author of the books Anomalous Experiences from the Perspective of C. G. Jung's Complex Psychology, Reflecting the Soul, Mirrors of the Soul: A Therapeutic Journey and Anomalous Experiences: A Spiritist Interpretation of the Red Books. He has written articles and chapters in journals and books on psychology and spiritism, among them are Essays on the Jungian Clinic, Connecting Health and Spirituality I, II and III. Spiritist worker at the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul, advisory member of the Spiritist Hospital of Porto Alegre. Participant in a research project on Gratitude by the Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil.

M.D. Guadalupe Amaral

M.D. Guadalupe Amaral Berbigier is a Medical Specialist in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging , Jungian Analyst, member of the Jungian Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, Member of the Jungian Association of Brazil and the International Association for Analytical Psychology. Postgraduate degree in Health and Spirituality and Postgraduate degree in Jungian Clinical Psychology. Member of the Department of Analytical Psychology and Spirituality of the the Jungian Association of Brazil and of the Spirituality Centre of the Jungian Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, Member of the Centre for Psychology and Spiritism of the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul and the Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil, Collaborator in chapters of the books Joanna de Ângelis Contributions to the Analysis of Mental Disorders and The Psychological Series of Joanna de Ângelis: theoretical foundation for study coordinators - volumes I and II. Facilitator of Joanna de Ângelis Study Groups at the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul. Collaborator in the studies of the Joanna de Ângelis Psychological series at the Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil, Mansão do Caminho and the Brazilian Spiritist Federation. Spiritist worker at the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul, at the Spiritist Centre Brothers of Good Will Ernesto Muller.

Dr. Mick Collins

Dr. Mick Collins has had a diverse career since leaving school aged 15-years in 1972. He has worked as a builder’s labourer, served as infantryman in the British Army for three and a half years, and between 1977-83 he travelled and worked around many parts of the world. From 1983-86 he lived in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, where he experienced a spiritual emergency. This transformative experience eventually informed his vocation to train as a therapist.

Mick worked for many years as an NHS occupational therapist in acute mental health settings and in a specialist psychological therapies team. During this time he spent nine years training in Process Oriented Psychology. He then spent ten years working as a Lecturer and Director of Admissions within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Mick’s doctoral thesis (2012), along with his peer-reviewed articles and book chapters are mostly focused on the activation of our transpersonal potential and the process of renewal within experiences of spiritual emergence and emergency. Mick is deeply interested in how our transformative experiences inspire our personal processes of individuation, as well as our collective efforts to tackle the multiple crises in the world at this time.

Mick has written three books, The Unselfish Spirit 2014 (Scientific and Medical Network book prize winner), The Visionary Spirit 2018 and The Restorative Spirit 2022 (Scientific and Medical Network book prize winner). He was Author in Profile at the 2014 Hostry Festival, and was interviewed about his work at the 2015 Hay Festival and also on Conscious TV in 2016. Mick retired from academia in 2015. Occasionally he runs workshops and speaks at events when invited. Mick lives in Norwich with his wife Hannah. He is a father and grandfather.

Márcia Trajano

Marcia Trajano is the president and co-founder of the Solitude Centre for Spiritual Living, an organization dedicated to promoting Spiritism through virtual platforms. She currently co-hosts the podcast Psychology and Spirituality: A Bridge to a Better Life, based on the teachings of Joanna de Ângelis, and produced in partnership with Mansão do Caminho, the Spiritist Federation of the United States, the International Spiritist Council, and the Medical Spiritist Association of Brazil. With over 25 years of experience in the Spiritist movement in the United States, Marcia has stood out as a speaker and facilitator of study groups, leading discussions on various Spiritist themes, both in English and Portuguese. She holds a Master's degree in Technology Management and is certified as a Project Management Professional. She currently works in the healthcare field.

Mariane Macedo

Mariane Macedo is psychologist, working as a civil servant at the Department of Security in Rio Grande do Sul. Clinical psychologist and judicial expert. Candidate for Jungian analyst - Jungian Institute of Rio Grande do Sul. Worker at the Ismael Vivian Eillers Spiritist Society, located in the city of Caçapava do Sul- Rio Grande do Sul. Member of the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul and the Psychology and Spiritism Centre of the Medical-Spiritist Association of Brazil. And collaborator of the Spiritist Federation of Rio Grande do Sul.

Marluce Renz

Marluce Renz is a psychologist, Jungian analyst, member of the Jungian Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, the Jungian Association of Brazil and the International Association for Analytical Psychology. She has a postgraduate degree in Jungian Clinical Psychology. She is a member of the Psychology and Spiritism Centre of the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul and the Medical-Spiritist Association of Brazil. She collaborates on studies in the Joanna de Ângelis Psychological Series at the Medical-Spiritist Association of Brazil, the Brazilian Spiritist Federation and Mansão do Caminho. She works at the Spiritist Centre of the Medical-Spiritist Association of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre.

Silvia Gibbons

Silvia Gibbons is psychotherapist specializing in Psychodrama/Bioenergetics, Deep Memory Process. Interpreter and Translator. Medium and healer for 37 years, Trustee of the British Spiritist Medical Association and coordinator of the Chico Xavier Spiritist Society-UK and treasurer of the Francis of Assisi Spiritist Society.

Tiago Rizzotto

Tiago Rizzotto is a psychologist from the University of Brasília. He is a specialist in analytical psychology from the Jungian Institute of Brasília. He is a specialist in legal psychology and a psychologist at the Research Coordination of the District School of Socio-Education of the State Secretariat of Justice and Citizenship of the Federal District. He has worked for 13 years with juvenile offenders in the socio-educational system of the Federal District. Researcher and member of the Psychology and Spiritism Centre of the Mental Health Department of the Brazilian Spiritist Medical Association. Member of the Spiritist Medical Association of Planalto.