Evidence-based psychotherapy in Bologna or online for adults, grounded in trauma-informed care and a deeper understanding of how our experiences, relationships and environments shape psychological wellbeing.
Welcome—I'm glad you're here.
My name is Lucia Tecuta, and I'm an American and Italian bilingual licensed clinical psychologist based in Bologna. I support individuals navigating life’s challenges, including anxiety, depression, painful life events, and life transitions including adjusting to new environments and challenges or even facing world-related distress tied to global events, climate disruptions and ecological losses. Whether you're struggling with painful thoughts, feeling stuck, or simply wanting to deepen your sense of well-being and connection, my approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based therapies.
Individual Therapy
I provide support for individuals struggling with:
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Recurrent negative thinking patterns
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Emotional difficulties
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Anxiety and/or depression
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Grief and loss
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Traumatic experiences
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Self-acceptance and self-esteem
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Stress, life changes and transitions
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Eco-anxiety, climate anxiety, eco-grief, and eco-despair
Find out more about Individual Therapy
Climate Psychology, Ecopsychology and Public engagement
In the past few years, I've been creating professional training courses and events for mental health professionals on the topics of mental health and climate change, climate-aware therapy as well as our relationship with the natural world and how nature can be integrated into clinical settings with ecotherapy. I've been collaborating with various organizations to raise awareness and bring into the Italian and European context climate psychology and ecopsychology, including collaborations with the Charter of Psychologists of Emilia-Romagna, the Italian Climate Network, the scientific blog Climalteranti, and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies—Climate Change Special Interest Group.
I offer:
→Courses and professional trainings
→Public speaking events and engagement
→Interviews and science communication
About me and my work
I hold both a research PhD in Psychological Sciences and a clinical training PsyD in cognitive-behavioral therapies, as well as an advanced training in Psychotraumatology.
I have been running a private practice since 2017 and worked as an academic researcher on maladaptive thinking patterns, depression and eating disorders, and more recently on eco-anxiety, climate worry, environmental identity (connection to nature) publishing research studies in international research journals.
I draw from over 20 years of experience in both the U.S. and Italy, where I worked in clinical, research, and university settings in New York City as well as locally in Italy including the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, Mount Sinai Medical Center, as well as the National Health Services AUSL Modena, Bologna and Romagna. My training in cognitive-behavioral therapies, Eye Movement, Desensitization and Reproccessing (EMDR) and psychotraumatology, evidence-based approaches, and eco- and climate-conscious therapy allows me to tailor our work to your unique needs and values. I'm particularly passionate about helping people find resilience and meaning in times of change, be it personal, societal, or environmental.
Outside of therapy, I taught and conducted research at the University of Bologna, where I focused on topics like emotional well-being, negative thinking patterns, disordered eating, and more recently, the negative psychological impacts of the ecological and climate crisis on mental health like eco-anxiety. I also collaborate with American university campuses and programs in Bologna to provide support to international students and expats adjusting to life abroad—something I understand personally and professionally.
My practice is evidence-based, eco-conscious and climate-aware. I pay close attention to how our social, cultural, economic and political contexts shape our lives and how we make meaning of our suffering and how much factors can facilitate or disrupt our ability to connect to ourselves, others and the world.
Find out more about:
→Cognitive-behavioral therapy
→Trauma-informed and EMDR therapy
My Training and Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
City College of New York, CUNY
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Columbia University in the City of New York
PhD (Doctorate) in Psychological Sciences
Bologna, University of Bologna
Four year Specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
Studi Cognitivi, Modena, Italy
Basic and Advanced Practicum in Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
Albert Ellis Institute, New York City
Eco- and Climate Conscious Therapy
SelfSustain, Dr. Thomas Doherty
Advanced Professional training ("Master") in the Assessment, Therapeutic Relationship, and Treatment of Simple and Complex Trauma
Istituto Beck, Rome, Italy
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy: level I and level II
EMDR Italia
Psychologist Licensure
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Italian National Charter of Psychologists
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Emilia Romagna Regional Charter of Psychologists N. 8130 since 2015
Professional Memberships
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Climate Psychology Alliance- CPA (UK)
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British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)- Special Interest Group on Climate Change
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Italian Climate Network
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EMDR Italia