“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious - Albert Einstein”
MY HISTORY AND VALUES
I value human growth, relationships, and community. I see life as a journey that we can enrich every day with new learnings and experiences. Among all experiences, establishing a deep relationship with another human being is the most amazing and enriching one. I believe in the power of connections to foster our innate tendency to growth and psychological health when given the right conditions and guidance. I was lucky enough to have met people that taught me the importance of community, belonging, helping one another, and selfless acts of service to promote the well being of other fellow humans.
I am originally from a town in Northern Italy called Valenza and I moved to beautiful San Francisco in 1999. Before starting my journey as a Marriage and Family Therapist I worked for fifteen years as a software engineer in the Bay Area. About my previous career I loved the creativity, the team work, and the problem solving. However, my aspiration for spiritual and emotional growth, my interest for the human mind, and my desire to give back and help others never left me. Hence, in 2014 I abandoned the corporate world to pursue my master degree in Counseling Psychology. Today I could not be happier about my choice. I feel extremely privileged to be able to accompany my clients in their journey of growth and to facilitate change. It is fascinating to witness clients flourish by understanding their subjective world and providing them with the right tools and guidance.
CERTIFICATIONS
Level 3 TEAM-CBT certified therapist
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology - University of San Francisco - San Francisco, CA - 2017
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - Polytechnic School of Engineering - Turin, Italy - 1999
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP): Relationship, Heart, and Compassionate Behavior Change with Barbara Kohlenberg - May 2024
CBT for Perfectionism with Dr. David Burns and Dr. Jill Levitt - March 2024
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course - 8 weeks course - September 2023 - November 2023
Ten days Vipassana meditation retreat as taught by S.N. Goenka, North Fork - January 2023
Mastering the Dance: Fluidity Integrating Self-Compassion into ACT Work with Dr. Benjamin Weinstein - October 2022
Motivational Interviewing Level 2 training with Steven Malcom Berg-Smith - October 2022
Healing Trauma with ACT with Dr. Robyn Walser - online 12 weeks course - July 2022
Evolving Structural Strategic Family Therapy Level2 with Dr. Keith Sutton - 5 days course - Nov 2021 - May 2022
Motivational Interviewing Level 1 training with Steven Malcom Berg-Smith - December 2021
Feedback-Enhanced ACT with Dr. Lou Lasprugato - online 12 weeks course - March 2021
Advanced TEAM-CBT Training Course Towards Level 3 Certification with Dr. Lorraine Wong - July 2020
Practical CBT methods for depression, anxiety, and unwanted habits with Dr. Jill Levitt - online six weeks course - March 2020
Melting away resistance in CBT with Dr. Jill Levitt - online four weeks course - February 2020
The heart of ACT, two days workshop with Dr. Robyn Walser - San Francisco, CA - January 2020
TEAM CBT weekly group with Dr. David Burns - Palo Alto, CA - September 2019 - present
TEAM CBT four days intensive training with Dr. David Burns - South San Francisco, CA - July 2019
Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) Bootcamp with Dr. Robyn Walser, Dr. Kelly Wilson, Dr. Steven C. Hayes - Emeryville, CA - February 2019
Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson and Dr. Scott R. Woolley - San Diego, CA - January 2019
Training in Strategic Family Therapy, at Mental Research Institute with Dr. Terry SooHoo - Palo Alto, CA - 2017-2019
Intensive Attachment Based Cognitive Behavioral Systemic Therapy, at Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy with Dr. Keith Sutton - San Francisco, CA - July 2017
Integrative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Integrative Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Evolving Structural Strategic Family Therapy
Introduction to Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Assessment and Treatment of ADHD in Adolescents and Adults
Facilitator Training for Peer Support Groups, at Alliance Health Project - San Francisco, CA - October 2016
HIV/HCV Testing and Counseling Training, Department of Public Health - San Francisco, CA - April 2014
Shanti Peer Support Volunteer Training - San Francisco, CA - April 2014
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
San Francisco California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
Northern California Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Network (NCCBT)
Northern California Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy (NCCEFT)
Bay Area Therapists Specializing in Adolescents (BATSA)
Association of Family Therapists of Northen California (AFTNC)
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