Alessandra Bagattini
Counsellor
ACA Level 3 - MACA-27803
Hello! I am Alessandra Bagattini, a Counsellor and Gestalt therapist, and I have a Psychologist degree from Brazil.
With my extensive experience in the field, I have worked with adolescents and adults in different contexts, including clinical, hospital, and corporate settings.
My passion is to help my clients overcome challenges such as anxiety, trauma, and depression. I use the approach of Gestalt Therapy to understand their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, seeking healthy ways to deal with these issues.
With my experience as an immigrant, I understand the difficulties of this transition and offer compassionate support for you to reconnect with your identity and find a sense of belonging.
If you need help with these issues, please contact me to schedule a consultation. It would be an honor to accompany you in this process and assist you on your journey!
Gestalt Therapy
What is it?
Gestalt Therapy is based on understanding the human being as a whole, emphasizing the importance of the present moment and the lived experience here and now.
This approach seeks to bring forth the client's potentialities and thus enhance their creative resources and improve their problem-solving skills and conflicts, leading to increased self-awareness.
Feeling, perceiving, describing, giving meaning... here and now.
One of the theories within this approach is the Paradoxical Theory of Change, developed by Arnold Beisser, which highlights the importance of acceptance, awareness, and integration of lived experiences as a path to transformation and personal growth. By fully embracing who we are, we can then find the freedom to change.
Specialties
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Psychotherapy for adolescents and adults;
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Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders;
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Immigrants;
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Trauma;
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Depression and mood disorders;
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Relationship difficulties.
Education
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Clinical training in Gestalt Therapy for children (2015)
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Psychopathologies of childhood in the Gestalt approach (2016)
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Psychology degree (2017)
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Psychosomatic Medicine (2017)
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Resources in clinical practice for children (2018)
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Workshop on Suicide and management of suicidal behavior (2019)
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Child and adolescent clinical practice in Gestalt Therapy (2021)
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Training in Gestalt Therapy (2021)
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Anxiety Disorders from the perspective of Gestalt Therapy (2023)
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Emotional Trauma: from understanding the psychic apparatus to therapeutic resources (2023)
Objective
My objective as a Counsellor is to accompany your journey, offering a safe and welcoming space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a deeper way, connecting with yourself, understanding your past and present experiences, and finding healthy ways to deal with challenges and discover new ways of being and existing in the world.
