It's Complicated

Ettore Brocca

(he/him)

Psychologist

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Licensed psychologist, philosopher, and somatic practitioner. I help professionals move through burnout, career transitions, and existential turning points — online, in English or Italian.

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Milan, ItalyAvailable online only
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About me

Some transitions don't just change your job — they change who you are. I work with professionals at exactly that crossroads: where burnout, career shifts, and existential questions demand more than a practical fix.

Not because I studied this from the outside. I spent over a decade as a senior manager in consulting — working with Eni, Pirelli, Allianz, Generali, Barilla. I know what it means to function well on paper while something doesn't add up inside. I was one of them.

I also trained for years in body-centered practices — bioenergetic counseling and somatic work. So when I say the body holds what the mind can't yet articulate, I mean it literally, not as a metaphor.

What changes when we work together? Not that the situation resolves itself. But that you begin to see it differently — and move through it differently. The goal isn't to feel better quickly. It's to understand what's actually happening and find a way forward that makes sense for who you are.

One important clarification: I am a licensed psychologist, not a psychotherapist. My work is psychological support and counseling — a distinct type of work, appropriate for what most of my clients are navigating. If psychotherapy for a diagnosed condition is what's needed, I'll tell you, and we can discuss a referral.

Sessions are online, in Italian or English. Free 20-minute intro call — no commitment, not a clinical evaluation, just a conversation to see if working together makes sense.

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Approach

Treatment Approaches
Existential analysisRecommended for those who are searching for deeper meaning in life or are struggling with big questions about existence, freedom, and purpose.
Integrative therapy Recommended for those who prefer a flexible approach that combines different therapies to meet their unique needs.
Somatic coachingRecommended for those who want to use body awareness and movement to release emotional tension and promote personal growth.

My practice integrates three dimensions — clinical, philosophical, and somatic.

The clinical foundation: I observe patterns, use psychological assessment tools when appropriate, and draw on organizational and work psychology frameworks. I don't ignore what's measurable.

The philosophical lens: trained in phenomenology at the University of Milan (Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Sartre), I use philosophy not as abstraction but as a practical tool for understanding identity, meaning, and change. This is where "philosopher" in my profile becomes concrete: it's a way of listening, not a set of theories.

The somatic dimension: I trained in bioenergetic counseling at the Istituto di Psicologia Somatorelazionale in Milan. The body is not secondary — it often holds the most accurate information about what's actually going on. Note: somatic work here is not coaching; it's body-centered psychological support integrated into the session.

A process with me doesn't follow a script. Each path is built around the person — what they're carrying, how they think, and what they're actually trying to understand.

Experience

Before becoming a psychologist, I spent over a decade as a senior manager in management consulting. That world gave me direct knowledge of what high-functioning burnout looks like from the inside — and what it costs.

Alongside corporate work, I trained for years with an international theatre company. I worked with that company in Poland, Italy, Spain, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States.

That work gave me a precise understanding of presence, embodiment, and what it means to act from one's center rather than from fear or habit. It shaped how I listen and how I work somatically with clients today.

The combination — corporate, philosophical, theatrical, psychological — is what makes my practice unusual. I don't offer a single method. I offer a way of paying attention.

Education

The question that runs through all of it: what does it take — really — for something to shift in a person?

I began with Philosophy (BA & MA, University of Milan), studying phenomenology and existential thought — learning to sit with ambiguity, read the invisible structure beneath behavior, and take inner life seriously as data.

That foundation led me to Training & Human Resources Development (Master's, University of Milan-Bicocca), where I translated philosophical inquiry into organizational practice: how adults learn, what blocks transformation, what actually shifts when given the right conditions.

I then deepened the applied dimension through a Master's in Work & Organizational Psychology, grounding my work in evidence-based frameworks for stress, leadership, career development, and psychological assessment.

The body came last — and changed everything. Between 2021 and 2023, I completed specialized training in Bioenergetic Counseling at the Istituto di Psicologia Somatorelazionale in Milan: two years learning that sustainable change doesn't happen only in the mind.

I hold full professional registration as a Licensed Psychologist with the Lombardy Board of Psychologists — the ethical and legal foundation from which all my work operates.

Services

Intro Call

Free 20 min Online
An informal conversation — not a clinical evaluation. We meet, I explain how I work, you explain what you're navigating. At the end, we both decide if it makes sense to go further. No commitment on either side.

Individual Session

€80 50 min Online
A 50-minute online session integrating clinical psychology, existential inquiry, and somatic awareness. We work with what you're carrying — professionally, relationally, and in terms of meaning — without reducing it to a category or a protocol. Sessions are in English.

Insurances

Private Pay
At a glance
Milan, ItalyAvailable online only
Last active
Offers free 20 minute introductory callThis provider offers a free introductory call
Illustration of a smiling sun peeking over a cloud, symbolizing warmth and positivity for connecting with the therapist.
Usually responds within 2 hours
Next available: Jun 29