I completed my studies at the City University of New York (BA) and Columbia University in the City of New York (MA). After moving to Italy in 2011, I continued my training obtaining a PhD in Psychological Sciences at the University of Bologna and a four year-specialization in CBT at Studi Cognitivi-Modena.

 

During my studies in New York, I worked in numerous world-renowned institutes obtaining research and clinical experience, including Mount Sinai Hospital, Columbia Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Loss and Trauma Lab headed by Prof. George A. Bonanno (Columbia University) and the Global Health lab headed by Prof. Lena Verdeli (Columbia University).

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I became a certified REBT Therapist in 2018 (Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy), training at the Albert Ellis Institute of New York where I also spent time during my PhD training under the supervision of Prof. Raymond DiGiuseppe.  I currently serve as Associate Editor on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

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I recently underwent training in Psychotraumatology as well as in Ecotherapy and climate conscious therapy and offer workshops on Climate Psychology for mental health professionals in Italian with a group of like-minded and eco-therapy-trained colleagues. I also became a Climate Cafè facilitator with the Climate Psychology Alliance (See Projects page).