Mental Health and Sex Therapy in Italy - What's the Stigma, How to Get Help, What Care is Available, and How to Become a Clinical Psychologist and Sex Therapist
(VIDEO AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE)
(TW: Mentions of suicide and sex)
Helping us navigate the mental health system in Italy is Donatella Fiacchino, an Italian clinical psychologist and sex therapist. Whether you're considering relocating to Italy or simply curious about the differences in mental healthcare, this episode offers a fascinating glimpse into the Italian psyche.
Join host Catrin Skaperdas and guest Donatella as they have an educational, entertaining, and important chat about Italian culture inclusive of:
- How Italians view mental health
- Routes someone in Italy looking for mental health care can take
- Finding therapy in English in Italy
- The ratio of suicide rates in Italy vs the U.S.
- Steps someone can take to become a clinical psychologist or sex therapist
- Why Donatella thinks sex is still a taboo in Italy
- Sex education in Italian's schools
- Gender roles in sex in Italy
- Differences between the North and South of Italy on topics surrounding mental health
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"The opinions, facts, examples, stories and hypotheses shared by Donatella Fiacchino in this episode come from personal observations on society, from the scientific literature and her psychological knowledge, from data collected via surveys, and from social media content. Examples when talking about people, relationship dynamics and any psychological construct only have explanatory functions and they do not come from the stories of current or past clients of Donatella Fiacchino. There’s never specific reference to current or past clients of hers. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental." - Written by Donatella Fiacchino
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For more information about Donatella Fiacchino, check out https://www.donatellafiacchino.com/.
This interview is also available to watch on Spotify and YouTube.
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Donatella Fiacchino
Clinical Psychologist, Sex Therapist, Researcher, Author, Content Creator
I'm an Italian young millennial, born in Southern Italy, raised in the suburbs of Rome. I studied in Italy until high school, then I got my undergraduate and graduate education in the Netherlands. I worked in scientific research in psychology and neuroscience both in the Netherlands and in Italy. I studied for a year in Spain and then decided to move back to Italy for good to pursue my training as a clinical psychologist and sex therapist, which is my job now as a private practitioner (in Italian and English, at the moment 100% remotely with clients all over Italy and in some European countries) as I continue my training to become a certified psychotherapist. I create content online about psychology, sexuality, relationship, the LGBTQAI+ community, the link between mental and physical health. Since I lived the first couple of decades in Italy and the I studied and worked abroad, then I got back to Italy to continue my education (I'm currently enrolled in yet another master's degree in Sapienza, in Rome, and I'll be starting my psychotherapy training classes in January) I feel like I can give a unique perspective on both the general culture, lifestyle and academic world and also the clinical psychology field, which I think can be useful for your listeners.