Suzana Duarte Santos Mallard, Ph.D., is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Minnesota, with an application for licensure as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) currently in process. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Paraná (Brazil) and is a licensed psychologist in Brazil, where she continues to practice. She earned her doctoral degree in Psychosociology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ/EICOS). She trained in psychoanalysis at the Biblioteca Freudiana de Curitiba and is a member of the DIASPOTICS/UFRJ research group. Her scholarship focuses on migration, diaspora, and the psychological impacts of displacement. Currently residing and practicing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she provides psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy and counseling with particular attention to migration, diasporic experiences, and cultural identity. Her research interests include mental health in forced migration, decolonization, Afro-feminist praxis, and transcultural approaches.