The doctor is a Clinical Psychologist at AUSL della Romagna, where she carries out clinical, psychotherapeutic and training activities, with particular expertise in Eating Disorders (EDs), school psychology, and interventions involving children, adolescents, adults and families.
She obtained a Master’s Degree in School and Community Psychology from the University of Bologna, Cesena campus, graduating with honours (110/110 cum laude), and subsequently obtained her professional qualification as a Psychologist. In 2021, she completed a four-year Specialization in Relational Psychotherapy at the Institute of Relational Psychotherapy in Pisa, Rimini branch, graduating with honours (30/30 cum laude).
Since June 2023, she has held a fixed-term managerial position as a Clinical Psychologist at the Romagna Local Health Authority, within the activities of the regional plan “Intervention Strategies to Address Eating Disorders in the Emilia-Romagna Region”. In this role, she has developed specific clinical and organizational expertise in the assessment and treatment of patients with Eating Disorders and in the development and coordination of dedicated healthcare networks and services.
From 2021 to 2025, she also worked in private practice as a Systemic-Relational Psychotherapist, providing psychological support, psychoeducation, and individual, couple and family psychotherapy, together with ongoing clinical peer consultation and individual supervision. She has also gained experience as a school psychologist through psychological counselling services aimed at students, parents and teachers in schools in the Ravenna area.
She has extensive experience in education and professional training. In recent years, she has participated as an organizer, speaker, moderator and educational tutor in numerous training courses, conferences and regional projects focusing on Eating Disorders, prevention, health promotion and the organization of integrated healthcare networks. Her main activities have included the organization of regional training programmes on clinical and care pathways (PDTA) and Eating Disorder prevention, training for multidisciplinary teams, tutoring in clinical and organizational review programmes, and numerous presentations and moderation roles at national and regional conferences.
She is also the author and co-author of scientific publications and conference contributions on Eating Disorders, with particular focus on community-based treatment models, work with caregivers, the clinical experience of Eating Disorder treatment centres, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on eating disorders. Among her most recent publications is the contribution “Prendersi cura di chi si prende cura. Esperienza clinica di rete con i carers per Disturbi della Nutrizione e dell’Alimentazione in Emilia-Romagna” (“Caring for Those Who Care: A Network-Based Clinical Experience with Caregivers of People with Eating Disorders in Emilia-Romagna”), published in 2025 in the journal Sestante.
Overall, her professional background reflects specialized training in psychology and psychotherapy, extensive clinical experience in the field of Eating Disorders, expertise in the management and development of integrated healthcare networks, and ongoing involvement in professional training, teaching and scientific dissemination.
