Sessão de Terapia
| Sessão de Terapia | |
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| Also known as | Therapy Session |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Jaqueline Vargas |
| Based on | BeTipul by Hagai Levi |
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| Directed by | Selton Mello |
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| Theme music composer | Plínio Profeta |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 185 |
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| Producer | Roberto d'Avila |
| Production location | São Paulo |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–29 minutes |
| Production company | Estúdios Globo |
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| Release | 1 October 2012 – 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, and ended on 30 November after a total of 45 episodes.
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.
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. 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.
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.