| Alt Name: | Therapy Session |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Creator: | Jaqueline Vargas |
| Director: | Selton Mello |
| Theme Music Composer: | Plínio Profeta |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 185 |
| Producer: | Roberto d'Avila |
| Location: | São Paulo |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 22–29 minutes |
| Company: | Estúdios Globo |
| Last Aired: | present |
Sessão de Terapia (English: Therapy Session) is a Brazilian television series written and directed by actor Selton Mello, and based on the Israeli series BeTipul, created by Israeli psychologist, Hagai Levi. It is also based on the American version of the series, In Treatment. It debuted on 1 October 2012 on GNT at 10 pm,[1] and ended on 30 November after a total of 45 episodes.[2]
In June 2013, the series official Facebook page confirmed a second season, which began shooting on the third day of that month. It debuted on 7 October, and ended on 22 November after 35 episodes.[3]
After a third season of 35 episodes, Sessão de Terapia was discontinued in 2014. In 2019, it returned with a fourth, 35-episode season, which premiered all at once on Globoplay on 30 August 2019, and was expected to air in 2020 on GNT.[4] [5] Due to scheduling conflicts, Zecarlos Machado did not return as protagonist, Dr. Theo Cecatto, and instead saw Mello take the role of Caio Barone, the new psychologist.[5]
The fifth and final season of Sessão de Terapia premiered on Globoplay on 4 June 2021, and ended on 9 July after a total of 35 episodes.
The series follows Theo Cecatto (Zécarlos Machado), a middle-aged psychotherapist, and his relations with his patients, who visit him daily. Every week day, he welcomes a different patient: On Mondays, Júlia (Maria Fernanda Cândido), a woman dealing with the fear of relationships and who admits to be in love with him; on Tuesdays, Breno (Sérgio Guizé), an elite police sniper who is haunted by the death of a child resulting from a mistake he committed during an operation; on Wednesdays, Nina (Bianca Muller), a teenager gymnastic athlete who got involved in a traffic accident and needs Theo to evaluate her mental condition so she can receive insurance money; on Thursdays, Ana (Mariana Lima) and João (André Frateschi), a couple in constant conflict over personal problems and a pregnancy that one wished and the other didn't. On Fridays, Theo visits Dora Aguiar (Selma Egrei), a fellow psychologist, personal friend and supervisor who starts guiding him. Simultaneously, Theo deals with the fall of his own marriage with Clarice (Maria Luísa Mendonça).
After the events in the first season, Theo is divorced and moved to an apartment, where he treats his patients now. The season's patients are: Carol (Bianca Comparato), a college student who recently discovered a cancer; Otávio (Cláudio Cavalcanti), a successful businessman who has been suffering from anxiety issues; Paula (Adriana Lessa), a lawyer who wishes to be a mother but feels she is getting too old for it; and Daniel (Derick Lecouflé), the ten-year-old son of Ana (Mariana Lima) and João (André Frateschi) who struggles to deal with his parents' divorce. On Fridays, he still visits Dora. Simultaneously, he has to deal with the worsening of his father's condition at the hospital, the return of his childhood love and the constant threats of Antônio, Breno's father who blames Theo for his son's death.
After a self-given period of vacation, Theo returns to his apartment where he treats new patients: Bianca Cadore (Letícia Sabatella) is a housewife who seems to be submissive to her husband's wills; Diego Duarte (Ravel Andrade), a rich teenage alcoholic who feels ignored by his father; Felipe Alcântara (Rafael Lozano), a young businessman working at his family's company and reluctant to come out to them, especially to his mother; and Milena Dantas (Paula Possani), Breno's widow who seems disturbed by her own routine of perfectionist tasks and obsessive-compulsive disorder. On Fridays, he takes part of a supervision group composed of him, Rita Costa (Camila Pitanga), Guilherme Damasceno (Celso Frateschi) and supervisor Evandro Mendes (Fernando Eiras).
The patients now consult with Dr. Caio Barone (Selton Mello). On Mondays at 11 am, Caio receives Chiara (Fabíula Nascimento), an actress known for comic roles who refuses to accept a recent depression diagnostic. On Tuesdays at 4 pm, the patient is Guilhermina (Livia Silva), a teenager who focus too much on her social media accounts and avoid tackling her real problems. On Wednesdays at 9 am, he is consulted by Nando (David Junior), who has been experiencing erectile dysfunction of psychological origins. The last weekly patient (on Thursdays at 5 pm) is Haidée (Cecília Homem de Mello), an elderly woman who can't get over her husband's death. On Fridays at 5 pm, Caio is himself the patient, consulting with Dr. Sofia (Morena Baccarin), with whom he alternately flirts and fights.[5]
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Zécarlos Machado | Dr. Theo Cecatto | |
| Júlia Rebelo | ||
| Breno Dantas | ||
| Bianca Müller | Nina Vidal | |
| Ana | ||
| André Frateschi | João | |
| Selma Egrei | Dora Aguiar | |
| Clarice Cecatto |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayara Constantino | Malu Cecatto (Episodes 32,37, 41 e 42) | |
| Norival Rizzo | Antônio Dantas (Episode 37) | |
| Michel Vidal (Episode 43) |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Zécarlos Machado | Dr. Theo Cecatto | |
| Carol Martins | ||
| Cláudio Cavalcanti | Otávio Carvalho de Medeiros | |
| Paula Varella | ||
| Derick Lecouffle | Daniel | |
| Ana | ||
| André Frateschi | João | |
| Selma Egrei | Dora Aguiar |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Norival Rizzo | Antônio Dantas | |
| Mayara Constantino | Malu Cecatto | |
| Lia Braga | ||
| Paula Possani | Milena Dantas | |
| Aline Leite | Tatiana Carvalho de Medeiros ("Tati") | |
| Nestor Cecatto |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Zécarlos Machado | Dr. Theo Cecatto | |
| Ravel Andrade | Diego Duarte | |
| Bianca Cadore | ||
| Rafael Lozano | Felipe Alcântara Figueiredo | |
| Paula Possani | Milena Dantas | |
| Rita Sanchez | ||
| Fernando Eiras | Evandro Mendes | |
| Celso Frateschi | Guilherme Damasceno | |
| Selma Egrei | Dora Aguiar |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Johnnas Oliva | Rafael 'Rafa' Cecatto | |
| Mayara Constantino | Malu Cecatto | |
| Netuno Trindade | Caio Cecatto | |
| Nestor Cecatto | ||
| Nicolas Trevijano | Tadeu Cadore | |
| Ondina Clais Castilho | Neusa | |
| Marco Antônio Pâmio | Frederico Duarte | |
| Rafael Primot | Guto | |
| Luana Tanaka | Lia Braga |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Selton Mello | Dr. Caio Barone | |
| Fabíula Nascimento | Chiara Ferraz | |
| Livia Silva | Guilhermina | |
| David Junior | Nando | |
| Cecília Homem de Mello | Haidée | |
| Morena Baccarin | Sofia Callas |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Thais Morello | Elisa | |
| Carolina Borelli | Vera | |
| David Wendefilm | Thomas | |
| Belize Pombal | Maria Lucia Batista | |
| Thaia Perez | Isabel | |
| Zecarlos Machado | Theo Cecatto | |
| Giovanna Rizzo | Gio | |
| Roberto D'avila | Nelson | |
| Fania Espinosa | Carmen | |
| Jaqueline Vargas | Agnes | |
| Roberto Mellão | Andinho | |
| Renato Macedo | Álvaro | |
| Bruna Chiaradia | Mariana | |
| Elisa Telles | Patient welcomed by Caio in the end of episode 21 | |
| Yorran Furtado | Patient welcomed by Caio in the end of episode 21 together with the above | |
| Yndara Barbosa | Bianca | |
| Ligia Yamaguti | Bianca's girlfriend | |
| Renata Gasparim | Eva | |
| Gustavo Merighi | João | |
| Damião Bertani | Child patient treated by Caio in the beginning of episode 29; brother of the patient below | |
| Tomé Bertani | Child patient treated by Caio in the beginning of episode 29; brother of the patient above | |
| Nathalia Timberg | Silvia / Alice Barone |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Selton Mello | Dr. Caio Barone | |
| Letícia Colin | Manu | |
| Christian Malheiros | Tony | |
| Luana Xavier | Giovana | |
| Miwa Yanagizawa | Lidia | |
| Morena Baccarin | Sofia Callas |
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Santoro | Dr. Davi Greco | |
| Nathalia Timberg | Alice Barone |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Outcome | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Prêmio F5 | Série ou Minissérie do Ano | Sessão de Terapia | ||
| Ator do Ano (série ou minissérie) | Zécarlos Machado | ||||
| Atriz do Ano (série ou minissérie) | Letícia Sabatella |