I am an Italian cognitive and behavioural
psychotherapist working in Luxembourg in my private practice and as
occupational health psychologist at the European Parliament from 2018. I worked
in the same function for five years at the European Investment Bank (EIB) and
the European Court of Auditors (ECA) until October 2022. My main current
activities are: psychological support for employees in distress, emergency and
crisis interventions and management of traumatic incidents with debriefings, support
groups dedicated to cancer and COVID-19 and units seeking specific
interventions to manage critical aspects, support to managers and employees and
help in case of conflicts or communication difficulties, support and follow-up
of employees when returning to work after sick leave (collaboration with
medical services and sick leave management units), development of preventive
measures and improvement of health and well-being at work, close collaboration
in interdisciplinary teams with the medical services for the
supervision/InterVision of cases and files, close collaboration in
interdisciplinary teams with human resources for the development of support
projects, preparation of annual reports with statistics and action plans. All
activities are carried out in the presence or in video. Since 2010, I worked as
a Neuropsychologist at “C.Mondino”, in the U.V.A. center (Unit for the
evaluation of Alzheimer's Disease) of C. Mondino Neurological Institute in
Pavia. I administered clinical tests and interviews that allowed me to identify
psychological profiles and determine the corresponding diagnosis. I assessed
brain damages and cognitive-behavioural profiles of patients with brain
injuries due to different causes (i.e. vascular lesions, degenerative diseases
like Alzheimer or Parkinson Lewy body disease, cranial trauma, infectious
disease) using neuroimaging instruments (TC, fMRI) and neuropsychological tests
for the assessment of cognitive functions. I have more than 10 years of
experience in clinical randomized trials according to GCP guide-lines and in
major assessment scales in dementia. I attended Cognitive and Behavioural
Psychotherapy school - “Cognitive Psychotherapy and Research” in Milan -
obtaining the Specialization Degree in Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy.
I made an internship for 4 years at San Matteo Hospital in Pavia (CIRDIP:
Center for the study of Personality Disorders / CPS: Psycho Social Center).My
fields of expertise mainly include individual psychotherapy and group therapy
with patients (adults and adolescents and their caregivers) suffering from
Personality Disorders, addiction, depression and anxiety. I have also gained an
extensive experience in administering clinical tests and interviews that allow
me identify psychological profiles and determine the corresponding diagnosis. I
made EMDR training Level 1° for adults (Responsible: Dr Isabel Fernandez). I
also obtained EMDR Specialization for children and adolescents in Luxembourg
(Dr Barbara Wizansky and Dr Esther Bar Sadeh).I gained a solid experience in
directing psychological support groups for patients affected by cancer in a
non-profit organization in Milan (Attivecomeprima Onlus). This experience gave
me the opportunity to know and get interested to group treatment as a form of
psychological support. I continued, during these years, to carry out individual
psychotherapeutic work in my private practice.