With a background in Economics and Clinical Psychology, Pretel is spearheading a movement that’s redefining success for professionals undergoing significant transitions.
Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil Jul 1, 2025 – Felipe Pretel Represents a Generation Shifting from Material Success to Existential Grounding
Felipe Pretel, a clinical psychologist practicing in São Paulo, is at the forefront of a growing trend that re-evaluates success, moving away from purely external achievements toward a deeper existential foundation.
Felipe Pretel, a São Paulo-based clinical psychologist, provides both in-person sessions and online consultations in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. His unique background—Economics from FEA-USP and Psychology from UNIFESP—positions him as a key figure in the burgeoning professional shift from purely rational approaches to empathetic, human-centered listening.
His clinical practice is geared towards young adults in crisis, professionals navigating pivotal life changes, and those grappling with conditions like depression, anxiety, and borderline personality structures. His method emphasizes reintegration, fostering clarity, and rebuilding inner stability.
“Perfection isn’t the objective. But with the appropriate structure, life naturally inclines toward it—not in outward form, but in profound meaning,” he explains.
Felipe integrates contemporary clinical psychology, neuroscience, and practical philosophy, drawing inspiration from a range of influential thinkers, including Nietzsche, Charles S. Peirce, Jean Piaget, Michel Henry, Dostoevsky, Jaak Panksepp, and Otto F. Kernberg. His work provides clarity without being overly rigid, and grounding without resorting to moralizing. Clients experience him as a stabilizing presence, offering structure within emotionally chaotic situations.
His clinical approach aligns with modern neurocognitive models, notably those of Karl Friston, whose active inference and free energy minimization theory elucidates the emergence of meaning, structure, and coherence in the human mind. These concepts deeply resonate with Felipe’s work and are gaining traction in his sessions and public videos on Instagram.
Felipe suggests that we are living in what could be described as a “borderline era”—not just metaphorically, but in a structural-psychodynamic sense. This cultural diagnosis is characterized by emotional fragmentation, a lack of clear identity, and a sense of disorganized belonging.
“It evokes the spirit of Linkin Park, especially their album Reanimation, which might explain why it’s my favorite. Perhaps my work is similar: assisting others in the reanimation… of Meaning.”
His shift from economics to psychology wasn’t a rejection, but a transformative awakening. After a period of internal conflict, Felipe had a dream that catalyzed his transition. In this dream, a voice declared:
“Truth isn’t defined by our thoughts or desires—not by our selfish wants… Truth is what benefits the majority. And most individuals are unwilling to embrace the truth.”
This statement, felt as more than symbolic, served as the turning point towards a new path: one built on attentive listening, embracing complexity, and providing clinical structure.
Felipe graduated from UNIFESP with one of the highest GPAs in recent years (9.5) and is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in clinical psychology at USP, consistently achieving top marks.
Alongside his clinical practice, Felipe established Singularis, a structural advisory firm that operates at the intersection of clinical insight, systems strategy, and symbolic architecture. Singularis caters to individuals and organizations undergoing quiet transformations, offering sophisticated thinking where standard models prove inadequate, bridging economic reasoning with psychological understanding during times of redefinition.
He emphasizes: “The move from economics to psychology wasn’t an avoidance—it was a quest for a more accurate language to address real-life issues.” This pursuit has brought him to his present position: deeply embedded in clinical practice, dedicated to listening, and committed to restoring meaning.
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