Andrea
Talking Therapies
CBT & EMDR Online
Andrea Di Giovenale
I have worked in Italy, the UK and Japan, in public health services, private sector, and academia. These extremely diverse experiences across different cultural backgrounds and facing new types of difficulties have enhanced my skills in supporting people with diverse complex conditions such as Anxiety disorders, Depression, PTSD, CPTSD, and
I am specialised in working with people who have experienced traumatic events, with expertise in multiple and complex trauma.
Most recently: I am nearing eight years working with the NHS Talking Therapy services offering individual therapy, designing and delivering group therapy, screening with community mental health teams, and offering training and supervision internally. I have covered the supervisor role in three academia settings for both basic and advanced postgraduate courses, have ad-hoc lectured on academic and commercial training programs, and I have researched and presented findings in social and work psychology.
Years of experience working with adults (18+) experiencing:
Sleep difficulties
Perfectionism traits
Long term health conditions:
Chronic Pain
Fibromyalgia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Irritable Bowel Disorder (IBD)
Diabetes
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Complex Trauma
C-PTSD and PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
Depression
Treatment resistant Depression
Anxiety Disorders
General Anxiety D.(GAD)
Obsessive Compulsive D. (OCD)
Social Anxiety D.
Illness Anxiety D. (Health Anxiety Disorder, hypochondriasis)
Body dysmorphic D.
Specific Phobia
Low self esteem and lack of confidence
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity D. (ADHD)
Autistic Spectrum D. (ASD)
Main field of expertise:
Work Experience
• Ad hoc academic lectures and seminars in CBT.
• Academic supervisor and marker in postgraduate courses in The University of Oxford (associate position with Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre - OCTC) and in University College London (UCL).
• CBT and EMDR intervention in NHS Talking therapies (previously IAPT), individual and group therapy.
• Assistant psychologist researcher position.
• Assistant Psychologist clinical position.
Accreditations & Certifications
•BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist.
•EMDR UK Certificate level 1-2-3.
•National Accredited Psychologist (Italy) – currently not extended as not needed in my roles.
•British Psychological Society membership – currently not extended as not needed in my roles.
Academic Qualifications and Training
• P.G. Enhanced Certificate in psychological trauma and personality development (The University of Oxford)
• P.G. Diploma in CBT (The University of Southampton)
• P.G. Certificate in CBT (The University of Southampton)
• M.S. Clinical and developmental Psychology (LUMSA University)
• BA Psychological sciences and techniques (LUMSA University)
• Long Term health conditions (The University of Exeter)
• Supervision in CBT (The University of Exeter - NHS talking therapies training)
universities attended
University of Exeter
University of Oxford
Universita' Lumsa
