Dr. Giovanna Lodola, DClinPsy
Psychologist, Cognitive-Behavioural and Post-Rationalist Therapist
Advanced EMDR therapist (Practitioner). Expert on Couple's Therapy
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BSc and MSc in Psychology (Univ. Bicocca - Milano)
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DClinPsy in Cognitive-Behavioural and Post-Rationalist Therapy (Centro Terapia Cognitiva Como)
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Qualified EMDR Therapist level 1 and 2 (EMDR Italia)
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Qualified Expert EMDR Therapist (Practitioner) (EMDR Italia)
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MA in learning disabilities
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MA in Couple's Therapy (Centro Terapia Cognitiva - Como)
Chartered Psychotherapist - Albo psicologi Lombardia - Sez.Psicoterapeuti
Member of EMDR Italia
Practicing in Italian and English in via Elba, and piazza Sei Febbraio
To book an appointment,
write to: giovanna.lodola@sipsicologia.it
or call: 339 41 61 440
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If you want to know more you can also visit: giovanna.lodola.com
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What brought me here
When I chose a major in clinical Psychology, I had many questions that I thought this study path could answer.
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The subjects I read about during my university years were fascinating: I studied about the brain, learned what drives human behavior, understood what leads to psychopathology and much more.
But all this information wasn’t enough. A degree in psychology is only the first step to eventually become a therapist. It is indeed a process that takes time and personal growth.
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My first experiences on the field happened during my internship, right after obtaining my degree in Clinical Psychology from Universita’ Bicocca in Milano.
At CPBA (a clinic for children and adolescents) I was lucky enough to meet a group of senior professionals who used more than just testing and play therapy to treat their young clients. I was fully immersed in a program of group therapy using a number of expressive techniques including psychodrama, art, movement and other active methods. Here I learned how valuable each tool can be when working with the littles and teens.
Enriched from this experience, I wanted to learn more and I decided to join a post-grad school to become a cognitive psychotherapist. I completed a four-years program in Como at Centro Terapia Cognitiva, based on the importance of attachment style as the foundation of human beings.
I later completed a specific training, at the same school, to work with couples.
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In the meantime, I started working part-time at the American School of Milan where I am currently a classroom assistant on the elementary side. Through the experience with such a diverse cultural community, I am constantly challenged to understand the implications of culture in human psychology.
More hours of internship were a must for students to obtain their title of psychotherapist, so I completed my training working with different clinical realities, including a psychiatric inpatients clinic.
I later felt the need to supplement my tools to treat conditions that attachment issues can cause and eventually lead to complex trauma.
I started training in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), learning how to treat PTSD and other disturbing memories to help my clients leave their past in the past. I kept engaging in professional development sessions to become an EMDR PRACTITIONER and now, with this powerful treatment, I can also work with clients with dissociation of personality and other symptoms caused by traumatic experiences.
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During my sessions with clients, I like to merge all my knowledge and experience to customize therapy for each individual, working towards increasing awareness, processing any type of traumas and finding resources to enhance a state of well-being.