Marco R. Elena
Counsellor
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About me
Since I can remember, I've always been passionate about one of the greatest scientific misteries of the known universe: the human mind. After a PhD in Neuroscience and a couple of years as contract Professor in General Psychology at University of Turin, my interests shifted towards the clinical side of psychology, and I became a licensed psychotherapist with a specialization in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). A master in Mindfulness-based Therapy helps me integrate such theoretical framework in my clinical practice. I've also been a Supervisor Psychologist for Social Services and a scientific researcher in the field of multisensory stimulation for anxiety reduction.
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I consider a Psychoterapy as a road to awareness and freedom: freedom from our automatisms, unaware fixed-toughts and "partial" interpretations, which sometimes cause emotional pain or stop us from getting the most out of our lives. In this perspective, a therapist is, first of all, an "awareness-trainer", guiding the patient towars systematic and lucid awareness of every fixed scheme the mind is stuck into, and the way she/he manages the emotional side of it. Then, the therapist will help the patient towards new possible perspectives and self-explainations, that will in turn become new behaviors and possibilities. In the process, easy explainations from neurosciences and evolutionary biology can help the patient understand why we humans work the way we do.
