María Cristina is a medical doctor, psychiatrist and has a Master's degree in Social Anthropology. After graduating from the Sociedade Psicanalítica de Porto Alegre (SPPA), she has works as a psychoanalyst for adults.
Concurrently to her work as a psychoanalyst, Cristina is a reviewer in various journals (International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Revista Brasileira de Psicoterapia, Revista de Psicanálise da Sociedade Psicanalítica de Porto Alegre). She has worked as Editor of the Revista Brasileira de Psicoterapia and as Executive Editor of the IJP-es (the Spanish version of the IJP) and is also a member of the IPA website's board. She is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Spanish Annual of the IJP. Besides these functions, she participates in various institutional activities at her Society (SPPA), as she has been assigned to participate in its board, along with many other administrations.